Dexamethasone in resting and exercising men. II. Effects on adrenocortical hormones

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 183-188

  Lac, G ^a   Marquet, P ^b   Chassain, A P ^c   Galen, F X ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Adrenal androgens; Cortisol; Dexamethasone suppression test; Exercise; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032807043     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.87.1.183     Document Type: Article

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