Changes in cerebral glucose metabolism and visuospatial capability in hypogonadal males under testosterone substitution therapy

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 302-304

  Zitzmann, M ^a   Weckesser, M ^a   Schober, O ^a   Nieschlag, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Male hypogonadism; PET imaging; Testosterone; Visual processing stream; Visuo spatial cognition

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BRAIN; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GLUCOSE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; TESTOSTERONE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0034903703     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16351     Document Type: Article

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