Relationships between finger-length ratios, ghrelin, leptin, IGF axis, and sex steroids in young male and female swimmers

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 523-529

  Jürimäe, Toivo ^a   Voracek, M ^b   Jurimae J ^a   Latt E ^a   Haljaste, K ^a   Saar, M ^a   Purge, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Digit ratio; Ghrelin; IGFaxis; Leptin; Sexsteroids; Swimmers

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GHRELIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FINGER; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING;

EID: 51749111397     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0801-z     Document Type: Article

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