Testosterone Induces Erythrocytosis via Increased Erythropoietin and Suppressed Hepcidin: Evidence for a New Erythropoietin/Hemoglobin Set Point

Testosterone administration inhibits hepcidin transcription and is associated with increased iron incorporation into red blood cells

(2013) Wen Guo et al.   AGING CELL

Regulation of erythropoiesis by hypoxia-inducible factors

(2013) Volker H. Haase   BLOOD REVIEWS

17β-Estradiol Inhibits Iron Hormone Hepcidin Through an Estrogen Responsive Element Half-Site

(2012) Qing Yang et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Estrogen regulates iron homeostasis through governing hepatic hepcidin expression via an estrogen response element

(2012) Yanli Hou et al.   GENE

Estrogen Regulates Hepcidin Expression via GPR30-BMP6-Dependent Signaling in Hepatocytes

(2012) Yasumasa Ikeda et al.   PLoS One

Hypoxia: Adapting to High Altitude by Mutating EPAS-1, the Gene Encoding HIF-2α

(2011) Martha C. Tissot van Patot et al.   HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY

Isolation and Characterization of Renal Erythropoietin-Producing Cells from Genetically Produced Anemia Mice

(2011) Xiaoqing Pan et al.   PLoS One

Hepcidin and Disorders of Iron Metabolism

(2010) Tomas Ganz et al.   Annual Review of Medicine

Testosterone Suppresses Hepcidin in Men: A Potential Mechanism for Testosterone-Induced Erythrocytosis

(2010) Eric Bachman et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Effects of Testosterone on Muscle Strength, Physical Function, Body Composition, and Quality of Life in Intermediate-Frail and Frail Elderly Men: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

(2010) Upendram Srinivas-Shankar et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Testosterone Therapy in Men with Androgen Deficiency Syndromes: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

(2010) Shalender Bhasin et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Adverse Effects of Testosterone Therapy in Adult Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2010) M. Mercè Fernández-Balsells et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Adverse Events Associated with Testosterone Administration

(2010) Shehzad Basaria et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

High serum testosterone levels are associated with excessive erythrocytosis of chronic mountain sickness in men

(2009) Gustavo F. Gonzales et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Trough serum testosterone predicts the development of polycythemia in hypogonadal men treated for up to 21 years with subcutaneous testosterone pellets

(2009) Flora F Ip et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

Optimal hematocrit for maximal exercise performance in acute and chronic erythropoietin-treated mice

(2009) B. Schuler et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A novel spreadsheet method for calculating the free serum concentrations of testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, estradiol, estrone and cortisol: With illustrative examples from male and female populations

(2009) Norman A. Mazer   STEROIDS

Immunoassay for human serum hepcidin

(2008) T. Ganz et al.   BLOOD

Testosterone action on erythropoiesis does not require its aromatization to estrogen: Insights from the testosterone and estrogen treatment of two aromatase-deficient men

(2008) Vincenzo Rochira et al.   JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Effects of Graded Doses of Testosterone on Erythropoiesis in Healthy Young and Older Men

(2007) Andrea D. Coviello et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM