Testosterone Response to Exercise during Blockade and Stimulation of Adrenergic Receptors in Man
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Hormone Research
- Vol. 15 (3) , 141-147
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000179443
Abstract
The effects of pharmacological stimulation or blockade of adrenergic receptors on plasma testosterone levels were studied in healthy men subjected to bicycle ergometer exercise. Plasma testosterone increase after exercise was of shorter duration when the alpha-blocker phentolamine was applied, whereas treatment with the alpha-agonist clonidine was without any effect. Blockade of beta-receptors by propranolol inhibited the testosterone response to exercise.Keywords
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