Obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and sexual dysfunction in men

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 169-173

  Esposito, K ^a   Giugliano, D ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; BODY MASS INDEX; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NITRIC OXIDE; OBESITY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STEM CELLS;

EID: 79959376114     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2011.91     Document Type: Article

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