Role of Toxoplasma gondii infection in serum level of testosterone

Trauma Monthly

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-127

  Abbasian, L ^a   Talebi Meymand, F ^a   Shirbazou, Sh ^a  

^a University of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

Author keywords

Serum level; Testosterone; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; TESTOSTERONE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SERUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 84856579938     PISSN: 22517464     EISSN: 22517472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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