Testosterone responses to standardized short-term sub-maximal and maximal endurance exercises: Issues on the dynamic adaptive role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-24

  Sgro P ^a   Romanelli, F ^b   Felici, F ^a   Sansone, M ^a   Bianchini, S ^a   Buzzachera, C F ^c   Baldari, C ^a   Guidetti, L ^a   Pigozzi, F ^a   Lenzi, A ^b   Di Luigi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NORTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Athletes; Cortisol; Hypogonadism; Stress; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTIC ACID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TEST; EXHAUSTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LACTIC ACID; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PITUITARY HORMONES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84900554023     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40618-013-0006-0     Document Type: Article

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