Effects of testosterone administration on nocturnal cortisol secretion in healthy older men

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1185-1192

  Muniyappa, Ranganath ^a   Veldhuis, Johannes D ^b   Harman, S Mitchell ^c,d   Sorkin, John D ^c,e,f   Blackman, Marc R ^c,e,g,h  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d Kronos Longevity Research Institute   (United States)

^e BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cortisol; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PLACEBOS; PROGESTINS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77958049992     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq128     Document Type: Article

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