Body composition and hormonal adaptations associated with forskolin consumption in overweight and obese men

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1335-1343

  Godard, Michael P ^a   Johnson, Brad A ^a   Richmond, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

DXA; Fat mass; Lean body mass; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FORSKOLIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; BASAL METABOLISM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FORSKOLIN; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 32944470541     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.162     Document Type: Article

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