The effects of testosterone on insulin sensitivity in male rats

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 505-510

  HOLMANG A ^a   BJORNTORP P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

glycogen synthesis; insulin resistance; muscle; rats; testosterone

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; DEOXYGLUCOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLES; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0026621219     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: 1365201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1992.tb09452.x     Document Type: Article

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