Androgens and energy allocation: Quasi-experimental evidence for effects of influenza vaccination on men's testosterone

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-135

  Simmons, Zachary L ^a   Roney, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY RESOURCE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; SALIVA; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59549100815     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20837     Document Type: Article

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