Testosterone therapy induces molecular programming augmenting physiological adaptations to resistance exercise in older men

• Main Authors: Nima Gharahdaghi (Author), Supreeth Rudrappa (Author), Matthew S. Brook (Author), Iskandar Idris (Author), Hannah Crossland (Author), Claire Hamrock (Author), Muhammad Hariz Abdul Aziz (Author), Fawzi Kadi (Author), Janelle Tarum (Author), Paul L. Greenhaff (Author), Dumitru Constantin‐Teodosiu (Author), Jessica Cegielski (Author), Bethan E. Phillips (Author), Daniel J. Wilkinson (Author), Nathaniel J. Szewczyk (Author), Kenneth Smith (Author), Philip J. Atherton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The andropause is associated with declines in serum testosterone (T), loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia), and frailty. Two major interventions purported to offset sarcopenia are anabolic steroid therapies and resistance exercise training (RET). Nonetheless, the efficacy and physiol...