Testosterone stimulates extra-hepatic but not hepatic fat oxidation (Fox): Comparison of oral and transdermal testosterone administration in hypopituitary men

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 715-721

  Birzniece, Vita ^a   Meinhardt, Udo J ^a   Handelsman, David J ^b   Ho, Ken K Y ^a  

^a GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TESTOSTERONE; THYROGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 70349665186     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03524.x     Document Type: Article

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