Anabolic Hormones in Aging Women: Effects of Supplementation vs. Physical Activity

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-79

  Copeland, Jennifer L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise; Growth hormone; Hormone replacement therapy; IGF I; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; PRASTERONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ACNE; ADRENAL GLAND; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGEN THERAPY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HIRSUTISM; HORMONAL CARCINOGENESIS; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SUPPLEMENTATION; TRAINING;

EID: 1342300776     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h04-007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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