Endocrine evaluation of erectile dysfunction

Endocrine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 423-430

  Sansone, Andrea ^a   Romanelli, Francesco ^a   Gianfrilli, Daniele ^a   Lenzi, Andrea ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Hormones; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOGONADISM; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; MALE;

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 84904540660     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-014-0254-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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