LH and non-SHBG testosterone and estradiol levels during testosterone replacement of hypogonadal men: Further evidence that steroid negative feedback increases as men grow older

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-287

  Winters, Stephen J ^a   Wang, Chenxi ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Andropause; Luteinizing hormone; Male hypogonadism; Sex hormone binding globulin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; AGING; BLOOD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; ESTRADIOL; FEEDBACK; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77954929048     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.109.009035     Document Type: Article

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