Normal estrogen, but low dehydroepiandrosterone levels, in women with pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex: A preliminary study

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 882-889

  Danley, Joshua ^a   Kwait, Rebecca ^a   Peterson, Donald D ^a   Sendecki, Jocelyn ^b   Vaughn, Beverly ^a   Nakisbendi, Kara ^a   Sawicki, Janet ^a   Lande, Leah ^a  

^a LANKENAU INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Hormones; Menopause; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Th1 Th2 balance

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; POPULATION;

EID: 84911939290     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201312-422OC     Document Type: Article

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