Androgen Therapy Induces Muscle Protein Anabolism in Older Women
Author(s) -
Melinda SheffieldMoore,
Douglas PaddonJones,
Sha L. Casperson,
Charles R. Gilkison,
Elena Volpi,
Steven E. Wolf,
Jie Jiang,
Judah Rosenblatt,
Randall J. Urban
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-0588
Subject(s) - anabolism , medicine , endocrinology , context (archaeology) , androgen , oxandrolone , androgen receptor , testosterone (patch) , skeletal muscle , sarcopenia , hormone , biology , growth hormone , paleontology , prostate cancer , cancer
Normal healthy men and women undergo a gradual loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength with advancing age. While androgens are protein anabolic in older men, the metabolic effects in older women are poorly understood.
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