Hormones and diet: low insulin-like growth factor-I but normal bioavailable androgens in vegan men.

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Published in Br J Cancer on July 01, 2000

Authors

N E Allen1, P N Appleby, G K Davey, T J Key

Author Affiliations

1: Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.

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