Injection of testosterone may be safer and more effective than transdermal administration for combating loss of muscle and bone in older men.

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism

• Publication date

  2015-06-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1152/ajpendo.00111.2015PMID 25898953PMCID PMC6189635
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