Effects of testosterone replacement on muscle mass and muscle protein synthesis in hypogonadal men - A clinical research center study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3469-3475

  Brodsky, Irwin G ^a   Balagopal, P ^b   Nair, K Sreekumaran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE PROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACIDS; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; KINETICS; LEUCINE; LIPIDS; MALE; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029819286     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.10.3469     Document Type: Article

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