Age-associated discrepancy between measured and calculated bioavailable testosterone in men

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 723-728

  Déchaud, Henri ^a,b,c,g   Denuzière, Anne ^b   Rinaldi, Sabina ^d   Bocquet, Julien ^c   Lejeune, Hervé ^e   Pugeat, Michel ^a,f  

^a HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c Centre de Medecine Nucleaire   (France)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^e EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^f HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^g HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRECIPITATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 34147207656     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2006.077362     Document Type: Article

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