Hypothesis: Higher prenatal testosterone predisposes ALS patients to improved athletic performance and manual professions

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 251-253

  Wicks, Paul ^a  

^a PatientsLikeMe   (United States)

Author keywords

2D:4D ratio; ALS; Epidemiology; Medical hypothesis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARMY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FAST MUSCLE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MILITARY SERVICE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; SOLDIER; SPORT;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84860361637     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2011.634009     Document Type: Article

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