A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 3-acetyl-7-oxo-dehydroepiandrosterone in healthy overweight adults

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 435-442

  Kalman, Douglas S ^a   Colker, Carlon M ^b   Swain, Melissa A ^a   Torina, Georgeann C ^a   Shi, Qiuhu ^c  

^a Peak Wellness Inc   (United States)

^b GREENWICH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

7 oxo DHEA; Body fat; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Thyroid function; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

3 ACETYL 7 OXO DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; 7 KETO; ANDROSTERONE DERIVATIVE; ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PRASTERONE SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THYROID FUNCTION;

EID: 0033855514     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-393X(00)80026-0     Document Type: Article

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