Genetic and environmental influences of daily and intra-individual variation in testosterone levels in middle-aged men

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2163-2172

  Panizzon, Matthew S ^a,b   Hauger, Richard ^a,c   Jacobson, Kristen C ^d   Eaves, Lindon J ^e   York, Timothy P ^e   Prom Wormley, Elizabeth ^e   Grant, Michael D ^f   Lyons, Michael J ^f   McKenzie, Ruth ^f   Mendoza, Sally P ^g   Xian, Hong ^h,i   Franz, Carol E ^a,b   Kremen, William S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ VA St Louis Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Diurnal variation; Heritability; Men; Middle age; Testosterone; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEREDITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SLEEP QUALITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WAKEFULNESS;

AGING; DIURNAL VARIATION; HERITABILITY; MEN; MIDDLE-AGE; TESTOSTERONE; TWIN STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84883857592     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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