This study focuses on the impact a spinal cord injury may have on achieving physical and
emotional intimacy, and potential to maximize sexual ability and quality of life. Spinal cord …

Prostate cancer progression has been shown to be dependent on the development of
autonomic nerves into the tumour microenvironment. Sympathetic nerves activate …

In response to NIH initiatives to investigate sex as a biological variable in preclinical animal
studies, researchers have increased their focus on male and female differences in …

Abstract Hoffman, JR, Kraemer, WJ, Bhasin, S, Storer, T, Ratamess, NA, Haff, GG,
Willoughby, DS, and Rogol, AD. Position stand on Androgen and human growth hormone …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating condition that affects motor, sensory and autonomic
functions. Subsequent to the first mechanical trauma, secondary events, which include …

Abstract Treatment with testosterone is neuroprotective/neurotherapeutic after a variety of
motoneuron injuries. Here we assessed whether testosterone might have similar beneficial …

Acute spinal cord injury initiates a complex cascade of molecular events termed 'secondary
injury', which leads to progressive degeneration ranging from early neuronal apoptosis at …

Aim Previous studies demonstrated the neuroprotective effects of testosterone, but no
previous study has examined the neuroprotective effects of testosterone on spinal cord …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) afflicts hundreds of thousands of Americans, and most SCI (∼ 80%)
occurs in males. In experimental animal models, however, many studies used females …

Men with spinal cord injury are at an increased risk for secondary medical conditions,
including metabolic disorders, accelerated musculoskeletal atrophy, and, for some …