Value of measuring muscle performance to assess changes in lean mass with testosterone and growth hormone supplementation

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1123-1131

  Schroeder, E Todd ^a,b   He, Jiaxiu ^b   Yarasheski, Kevin E ^d   Binder, Ellen F ^d   Castaneda Sceppa, Carmen ^c   Bhasin, Shalender ^e   Dieli Conwright, Christina M ^a   Kawakubo, Miwa ^b   Roubenoff, Ronenn ^c   Azen, Stanley P ^b   Sattler, Fred R ^a,b   Kraemer, William J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Anabolic hormones; Androgen supplementation; HORMA study; Muscle quality

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGED; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TESTOSTERONE; THINNESS;

EID: 84861531300     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2077-y     Document Type: Article

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