Difficulties in measuring the effect of testosterone replacement therapy on muscle function in older men

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-265

  Clague, John E ^a,b   Wu, Frederick C W ^a   Horan, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly men; Muscle function; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HAND GRIP; HEMATOCRIT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032812020     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1999.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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