Sex steroid hormones and cognitive functioning in healthy, older men
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Sex steroid hormones and cognitive functioning in healthy, older men.
The precise impact of age-related changes in hormone levels on cognition in men is still unclear due to differing study designs and contradictory findings. This study was undertaken to examine the relationship between endogenous sex hormone levels and cognitive functioning in healthy older men using a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests and measurement of serum sex hormone levels....
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عنوان ژورنال: Hormones and Behavior
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0018-506X
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.01.004