Serum testosterone and urinary excretion of steroid hormone metabolites after administration of a high-dose zinc supplement

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-70

  Koehler, K ^a   Parr, M K ^a   Geyer, H ^a   Mester, J ^a   Schanzer W ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC ASPARTATE; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC MONOMETHIONINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG USE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLITE; MICTURITION; NORMAL HUMAN; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE PH; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM; MALE; TESTOSTERONE; URINATION; URINE; VITAMIN B 6; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

EID: 58149461132     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602899     Document Type: Article

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