Menopausal transition stage-specific changes in circulating adrenal androgens

Menopause

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 658-663

  McConnell, Daniel S ^a   Stanczyk, Frank Z ^b   Sowers, Maryfran R ^a   Randolph Jr , John F ^c   Lasley, Bill L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Androstenediol; Dehydroepiandrostenedione sulfate; Estrogen; Estrogenicity; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANEDIOL; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FUNCTION; PREMENOPAUSE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIOL; ANDROSTENEDIONE; COHORT STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMENOPAUSE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84862125397     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31823fe274     Document Type: Article

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