Effects of a purported aromatase and 5 α-reductase inhibitor on hormone profiles in college-age men

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 457-465

  Wilborn, Colin ^a   Taylor, Lem ^a   Poole, Chris ^a   Foster, Cliffa ^a   Willoughby, Darryn ^b   Kreider, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN BAYLOR   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabolic; Fenugreek; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; GRECUNIN; MALTODEXTRIN; PLACEBO; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 78649369813     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.20.6.457     Document Type: Article

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