The effects of testosterone on sleep and sleep-disordered breathing in men: Its bidirectional interaction with erectile function

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 365-379

  Andersen, Monica Levy ^a   Tufik, Sergio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Androgens; Erection; Male; Sleep; Sleep apnea; Sleep deprivation; Sleep related breathing disorders; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

HORMONE ACTION; PENIS ERECTION; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP, REM; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 51249113647     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2007.12.003     Document Type: Review

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