Two emerging concepts for elite athletes: The short-term effects of testosterone and cortisol on the neuromuscular system and the dose-response training role of these endogenous hormones

Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-123

  Crewther, Blair T ^a,b,c   Cook, Christian ^c,d,e   Cardinale, Marco ^f,g   Weatherby, Robert P ^b   Lowe, Tim ^h  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d United Kingdom Sports Council   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^f Olympic Medical Institute   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h TOI OHOMAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hydrocortisone, pharmacodynamics; Resistance training; Testosterone, pharmacodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ATHLETE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANDROGENS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ATHLETES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78751610788     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11539170-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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