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Endogenous testosterone, muscle strength, and fat-free mass in men with chronic kidney disease.
Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Sept 2013
Cigarrán Secundino, Pousa Montserrat, Castro María Jesús, González Berta, Martínez Aurelia, Barril Guillermina, Aguilera Abelardo, Coronel Francisco, Stenvinkel Peter, Carrero Juan Jesús
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OBJECTIVE: Testosterone deficiency is a common finding in men with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Testosterone is thought to play an important anabolic role in muscle synthesis, and muscle wasting is an important and deleterious characteristic of protein-energy wasting (PEW) in CKD. It is presently unknown if reduced endogenous testosterone associates with features of muscle wasting in men with CKD. METHODS: This...
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