Circadian variation in salivary testosterone across age classes in ache amerindian males of Paraguay

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-220

  Bribiescas, Richard G ^a   Hill, Kim R ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGING; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PARAGUAY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAGUAY; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLANDS; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249121588     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21012     Document Type: Article

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