Effects of megestrol acetate on pituitary function and end-organ hormone secretion: A post hoc analysis of serum samples from a 12-week study in healthy older men

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 160-167

  Bodenner, Donald L ^a   Medhi, Monisha ^a   Evans, William J ^a   Sullivan, Dennis H ^a   Liu, Hui ^a   Lambert, Charles P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Cortisol; Megestrol acetate; Older patients; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; PLACEBO; PROLACTIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; EXERCISE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FREEZING; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY HORMONES, ANTERIOR; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SERUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27844561070     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1543-5946(05)80022-4     Document Type: Article

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