Androgen therapy improves muscle mass and strength but not muscle quality: Results from two studies

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 285, Issue 1 48-1, 2003, Pages

  Todd Schroeder, E ^a,b   Terk, Michael ^a,b   Sattler, Fred R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Nandrolone decanoate; Oxandrolone; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

NANDROLONE; NANDROLONE DECANOATE; OXANDROLONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEG EXERCISE; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TECHNIQUE; THIGH;

EID: 0038678138     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00032.2003     Document Type: Article

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