Second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) and testosterone in men

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-215

  Manning, J T ^a   Wood, S ^b   Vang, E ^b   Walton, J ^c   Bundred, P E ^c   van Heyningen, C ^d   Lewis Jones, D I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2D:4D; 2nd to 4th digit ratio; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FINGER; HAND; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 4444342894     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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