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Possible role of elevated serum testosterone in pathogenesis of renal stone formation
BACKGROUND: Urolithiasis or renal stone formation occurs with three times higher frequency in males and decreases with age in parallel with the serum testosterone levels, suggesting a role played by male sex hormones. Androgens appear a promotion action and estrogens an inhibitory action on kidney s...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5108098/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27857889 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-516X.192593 |