Regional body composition determined by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Relation to training, sex hormones, and serum lipids in male long-distance runners

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 102-108

  Hetland, M L ^a   Haarbo, J ^a   Christiansen, C ^a  

^a CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND BASIC RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abdominal fat; Exercise; Lipids; Sex characteristics

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FOLLITROPIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LEG; LIPIDS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0032040323     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1998.tb00176.x     Document Type: Article

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