Recent Insights into Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Aging of the Human Male Hypothalamic‐Pituitary‐Gonadal Axis
1999; Wiley; Volume: 20; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/j.1939-4640.1999.tb02488.x
ISSN2047-2927
Autores Tópico(s)Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
ResumoJournal of AndrologyVolume 20, Issue 1 p. 1-18 Free Access Recent Insights into Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Aging of the Human Male Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis JOHANNES D. VELDHUIS, Corresponding Author JOHANNES D. VELDHUIS Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine and National Science Foundation Center for Biological Timing, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine and National Science Foundation Center for Biological Timing, Box 202 McKim Hall, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author JOHANNES D. VELDHUIS, Corresponding Author JOHANNES D. VELDHUIS Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine and National Science Foundation Center for Biological Timing, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine and National Science Foundation Center for Biological Timing, Box 202 McKim Hall, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908. 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