Comparative effects of daily and weekly boron supplementation on plasma steroid hormones and proinflammatory cytokines

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-58

  Naghii, Mohammad Reza ^a   Mofid, Mahmoud ^a   Asgari, Ali Reza ^a   Hedayati, Mehdi ^b   Daneshpour, Maryam Saddat ^b  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Boron; Cytokines; Steroids; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; BORON; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ANDROSTANOLONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CAPSULE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATION; INGESTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

BORON; CYTOKINES; HORMONES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; PLACEBOS; STEROIDS;

EID: 79952702935     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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