TY - BOOK ID - 145094424 TI - Testosterone : action, deficiency, substitution AU - Nieschlag, E. AU - Behre, H. M. AU - Nieschlag, S. PY - 2012 SN - 1139539973 1107229340 1139528378 1283522039 9786613834485 1139527185 1139525980 1139531840 1139003356 1139530658 PB - Cambridge, [UK] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Testosterone KW - Androgens. KW - Therapeutic use. KW - Physiological effect. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145094424 AB - Now in its fourth edition Testosterone: Action, Deficiency, Substitution provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive source of information on testosterone and its role in human physiology and pathology. It covers biosynthesis and mechanisms of action and reviews their effects on brain and behavior, spermatogenesis, hair growth, bones, muscles, erythropoiesis, the cardiovascular system and the prostate. The therapeutic uses of testosterone preparations are carefully evaluated as well as its abuse and detection in competitive sport. This new edition also devotes sections to exploring the effects of testosterone on female physiology and sexual function, and the experimental use of testosterone in male hormonal contraception. Testosterone: Action, Deficiency, Substitution has been written and edited by world experts in the fields of clinical andrology and endocrinology and provides a unique and invaluable guide for andrologists, endocrinologists, urologists, internists and those working in reproductive medicine. ER -