Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) ameliorates the insulin sensitivity in older rats

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-358

  Mukasa, Koji ^a   Kanesiro, Mizuki ^a   Aoki, Kazutaka ^a   Okamura, Jun ^b   Saito, Tatsuya ^a   Satoh, Shinobu ^a   Sekihara, Hisahiko ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOSUKA KYOSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PRASTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032212999     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(98)00126-5     Document Type: Article

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