Age-dependent regression analysis of male gonadal axis

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 297, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Keenan, Daniel M ^a   Veldhuis, Johannes D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin; Human; Men; Model; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GONADORELIN RELEASE; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BRAIN; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PITUITARY GLAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 70449657553     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.90800.2008     Document Type: Article

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