Androgen receptor CAG repeats and body composition among Ariaal men

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-148

  Campbell, Benjamin C ^a   Gray, Peter B ^b   Eisenberg, Dan T A ^c   Ellison, Peter ^a   Sorenson, Michael D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Androgen receptor; Pastoral nomads; Population variation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; AR PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; GENOTYPE; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAIST HIP RATIO; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE; THINNESS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849169480     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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