Relationship between calcium absorption and plasma dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) in healthy males

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 864-869

  Chen, R Y T ^a,b   Nordin, B E C ^c   Need, A G ^c   Scopacasa, F ^b   Wishart, J ^b   Morris, H A ^d   Horowitz, M ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^d HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANDROGEN; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN D;

EID: 55949097334     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03272.x     Document Type: Article

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