The objective of this experiment was to investigate the effectiveness of a newly developed bovine anti-GnRH vaccine (Bopriva®, Pfizer Animal Health, Australia). A total of 12 peripubertal bull calves aged between 6 and 8 months were used, 2 randomly ...
The effectiveness of a nutritional supplement designed to enhance serum testosterone concentrations and prevent the formation of dihydrotestosterone and estrogens from the ingested androgens was investigated in healthy 30- to 59-year old men. Subjects ...
Abstract. Background: Low levels of testosterone in men and changes in retinal microvascular calibre are both associated with hypertension and cardiovascular disease risk. Sex hormones are also associated with blood flow in microvascular beds which might ...
Prenatal Androgen Influence on Addictive Behaviour in AdolescenceAbstract.Background: Men consume alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs more often than women, and they are more prone to pathological gambling and ...
The term trust has its roots in psychology and the social sciences, it stands for a complex construct having a high relevance in certain domains, ranging from everyday-live issues over sociology and medicine to economics, law and politics. To a certain ...
Female sexual desire results from a complex network of psycho-sexual and physical regulating factors. While estrogens play an important role with regard to physical preconditions for female sexual desire, their relevance with regard to specific sexual ...
Interdisciplinary and Psychiatric Treatment of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids UsersAbstract. The prevalence of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS; anabolic steroids) use in recreational sports is underestimated. Due to the ...
Abstract. The prevalence of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS; anabolic steroids) use in recreational sports is underestimated. Due to the influence of social media, an increase in AAS use in recreational sports and in the ...
Abstract The effects of physical training on autonomic response to acute stress are controversial. In this study, heart rate (HR) and skin conductance level (SCL) were continuously recorded in response to a mental stressor in a sample of elite athletes ...
Abstract This study analyzes the degree to which different amounts of training during a 4-month period affects salivary testosterone (Tsal), salivary cortisol (Csal) responses, and changes in the salivary testosterone/cortisol ratio (Tsal/Csal ratio) ...
Spatial abilities are known to be related to testosterone levels in men. Polymorphisms of genes related to androgen metabolism, however, have not been previously analyzed in association with spatial abilities. Our study analyzes genetic polymorphisms of ...
Abstract. Numerous studies have investigated the relationship between testosterone (T) and aggression but yielded inconsistent findings in healthy subjects. One possible reason for this might be the measurement of actual T-levels, ignoring that its role ...