The influence of age on bioavailable and free testosterone is independent of body mass index and glucose levels

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 541-546

  Halmenschlager, Graziele ^a   Rhoden, Ernani Luis ^a,b,d   Riedner, Charles Edison ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Researcher Level 2   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL MOINHOS DE VENTO   (Brazil)

^d Urology Unit of Military Hospital of Porto Alegre   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Androgens; Blood glucose; Body mass index

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79960711824     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-011-0724-x     Document Type: Article

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