Postmenopausal serum androstenedione levels are associated with the calcitonin receptor gene polymorphism T1377C. A pilot study

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 442-444

  Zofkova I ^a   Zajikova K ^a   Hill, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aging; Calcitonin receptor gene; Menopause; Serum androstenedione; Serum dehydroepiandrosterone; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CALCITONIN RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE PRECURSOR; NUCLEOTIDE; PRASTERONE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; RECEPTOR GENE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 3242659888     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345288     Document Type: Article

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