Intraindividual variation in levels of serum testosterone and other reproductive and adrenal hormones in men

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 853-862

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

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 36249031484     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.02976.x     Document Type: Article

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