The relationship between sleep disorders and testosterone in men
Plasma testosterone levels display circadian variation, peaking during sleep, and reaching a nadir in the late afternoon, with a superimposed ultradian rhythm with pulses every 90 min reflecting the underlying rhythm of pulsatile luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion. The increase in testosterone is sl...
Main Author: | Gary Wittert |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-04-01
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Series: | Asian Journal of Andrology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ajandrology.com/article.asp?issn=1008-682X;year=2014;volume=16;issue=2;spage=262;epage=265;aulast=Wittert |
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