The content of five sex steroids in human testis

Physiological Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-225

  Zamrazilova L ^a   Sosvorova L ^a   Heracek J ^b   Sobotka, V ^b   Hampl, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Androgens; Biopsy; Epitestosterone; Estradiol; Human testis

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; EPITESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AZOOSPERMIA; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; EPITESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84861666656     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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