Free testosterone and free dihydrotestosterone throughout the life span of men

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 118-120

  Stárka, Luboslav ^a   Pospíšilová, Hana ^a   Hill, Martin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Age dependence; Free 5 dihydrotestosterone; Free androgens; Free testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INFANCY; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBERTY; SENESCENCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANDROGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBERTY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 67449103058     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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