Mechanical muscle function and lean body mass during supervised strength training and testosterone therapy in aging men with low-normal testosterone levels

Thue Kvorning; Louise L Christensen; Klavs Madsen; Jakob Lindberg Nielsen; Kasper Degn Gejl; Kim Brixen; Marianne Andersen

doi:10.1111/jgs.12279

Mechanical muscle function and lean body mass during supervised strength training and testosterone therapy in aging men with low-normal testosterone levels

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Kvorning, Thue ;
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Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU
Christensen, Louise L ;
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Madsen, Klavs ;
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Nielsen, Jakob Lindberg ;
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Muscle Physiology and Biomechanics, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU
Gejl, Kasper Degn ;
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Muscle Physiology and Biomechanics, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU
Brixen, Kim ;
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Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU
Andersen, Marianne
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Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU

DOI:

10.1111/jgs.12279

Abstract:

To examine the effect of strength training and testosterone therapy on mechanical muscle function and lean body mass (LBM) in aging men with low-normal testosterone levels in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled 24-week study.

Type:

Journal article

Language:

English

Published in:

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2013, Vol 61, Issue 6, p. 957-62

Keywords:

Aged; Aging; Androgens; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Hypogonadism; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Strength; Muscle, Skeletal; Resistance Training; Tandem Mass Spectrometry; Testosterone; Thinness; Treatment Outcome

Main Research Area:

Medical science

Publication Status:

Published

Review type:

Peer Review

Submission year:

2013

Scientific Level:

Scientific

ID:

242398546

Mechanical muscle function and lean body mass during supervised strength training and testosterone therapy in aging men with low-normal testosterone levels

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