Testosterone substitution normalizes elevated serum leptin levels in hypogonadal men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2510-2513

  Jockenhövel, Friedrich ^a   Blum, Werner F ^b,c   Vogel, Elisabeth ^d   Englaro, Piera ^c   Müller Wieland, Dirk ^a   Reinwein, Dankwart ^d   Rascher, Wolfgang ^c   Krone, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b LILLY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; GENE PRODUCT; LEPTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LEPTIN; MALE; PROTEINS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ILEX COOKII; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030853340     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.8.2510     Document Type: Article

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