Caloric restriction increases serum testosterone concentrations in obese male subjects by two distinct mechanisms

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 283-286

  Schulte, D M ^a,b   Hahn, M ^b   Oberhauser F ^b   Malchau, G ^b   Schubert, M ^c   Heppner, C ^d   Muller N ^a   Gudelhofer H ^b   Faust, M ^b   Krone, W ^b   Laudes, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c SCIVIAS Hospital St Josef   (Germany)

^d MVZ Endokrinologikum Göttingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

inflammation; nutritional intervention; obesity; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; IMPEDANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TESTIS;

ADIPONECTIN; ADULT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84899481448     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: 14394286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1358678     Document Type: Article

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