Androgens in health and disease /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bagatell, Carrie J., Bremner, William J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2003]
Series:Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Testosterone synthesis, transport, and metabolism
  • Androgen action
  • Hypogonadism in men : an overview
  • Dihydrotestosterone and 5α-reductase : normal physiology and inhibition
  • Estrogen action in males : insights through mutations in aromatase and estrogen-receptor genes
  • Alterations of androgen action caused by mutation of the human androgen receptor
  • Androgen excess disorders in women
  • Androgen pharmacology and delivery systems
  • Androgen signaling in prostatic neoplasis and hyperplasia
  • Androgens and coronary artery disease
  • Androgens and bone
  • Androgens and the hematopoietic system
  • Androgens and body composition
  • Androgens and sexual function in men and women
  • Androgens and cognition
  • Androgen treatment of the hypogonadal male
  • Androgens and puberty
  • Androgens in older men
  • Rationale for treating hypoandrogenism in women
  • Androgens as anabolic agents
  • Androgens and male contraception
  • Androgens in primary care