Aging, Physical Activity, and Hormones in Women - A Review

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-116

  Copeland, Jennifer L ^a,c   Chu, Samuel Y ^b   Tremblay, Mark S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b Horizon Health Network   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise; Fitness; Hormone replacement therapy

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; LIPID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ACNE; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGING; BREAST CANCER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HIRSUTISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 1642498248     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.12.1.101     Document Type: Review

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