Influence of ageing and some lifestyle factors on male gonadal function: A study in Bulgaria

Andrologia

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 136-140

  Kumanov, P ^a   Tomova, A ^a   Robeva, R ^a   Kirilov, G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Ageing; Gonadotrophins; Sex hormone binding globulin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONAD FUNCTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGING; BULGARIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 34547840239     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2007.00780.x     Document Type: Article

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