Decreased androgen levels in massively obese men may be associated with impaired function of the gonadostat

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1433-1437

  Lima, N ^a   Cavaliere, H ^a   Knobel, M ^a   Halpern, A ^a   Medeiros Neto, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gonadost at; Gonadotrophins; Hypogonadism; Insulin; Obesity; Testosterone; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; DEXFENFLURAMINE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DEXFENFLURAMINE; DIET, REDUCING; HUMANS; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0033757537     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801406     Document Type: Article

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