Relationship of androgens to body composition, energy and substrate metabolism and aerobic capacity in healthy, young women

Steroids

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1247-1251

  Keller, Jennifer L ^a   Casson, Peter R ^a   Toth, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Androgen; Body composition; Metabolism; Premenopausal women; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; PRASTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CYCLING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMENOPAUSE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREMENOPAUSE; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052748330     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: 18785867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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