Aromatase activity after a short-course of letrozole administration in adult men at sea level and at high altitude (with or without excessive erythrocytosis)

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-145

  Gonzales, G F ^a   Tapia, V ^a   Gasco, M ^a   Gonzales Castaeda, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

altitude; aromatase inhibition; DHEAS; estradiol; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; HEMOGLOBIN; LETROZOLE; PRASTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; COHORT STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ESTRADIOL; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRILES; OXIMETRY; PERU; POLYCYTHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TESTOSTERONE; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 84857052590     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: 14394286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1301280     Document Type: Article

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