Testosterone replacement increases fat-free mass and muscle size in hypogonadal men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 407-413

  Bhasin, Shalender ^a   Storer, Thomas W ^d   Berman, Nancy ^b   Yarasheski, Kevin E ^c   Clevenger, Brenda ^a   Phillips, Jeffrey ^b   Lee, W Paul ^b   Bunnell, Thomas J ^d   Casaburi, Richard ^b  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d El Camino College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; ORGAN SIZE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031034361     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.2.407     Document Type: Article

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