Lack of seasonal variation in serum sex hormone levels in middle-aged to older men in the Boston Area

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4224-4229

  Brambilla, Donald J ^a   O'Donnell, Amy B ^a   Matsumoto, Alvin M ^b   McKinlay, John B ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35948976533     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1303     Document Type: Article

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