Effects of testosterone on skeletal muscle architecture in intermediate-frail and frail elderly men

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1215-1219

  Atkinson, Ross A ^a,b   Srinivas Shankar, U ^c,d   Roberts, Stephen A ^c   Connolly, Martin J ^e   Adams, Judith E ^c   Oldham, Jackie A ^c   Wu, Frederick C W ^c   Seynnes, Olivier R ^a   Stewart, Claire E H ^a   Maganaris, Constantinos N ^a   Narici, Marco V ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d ST HELENS AND KNOWSLEY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gastrocnemius; Skeletal muscle architecture; Testosterone replacement

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FRAIL ELDERLY; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLACEBOS; SARCOPENIA; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958063181     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq118     Document Type: Article

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