title: [Age-related changes in androgen and bone metabolism].
abstract: Decline of androgen level is involved in symptoms of late-onset hypogonadism in aging male, and recent findings suggest that it is also associated with osteoporosis, sarcopenia. Diagnosis and therapeutic intervention against osteoporosis in men is important for preventing from subsequent disability and frailty in elderly population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Sumito
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akishita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000728:Androgens / Q000378:metabolism*; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D011944:Receptors, Androgen / Q000378:metabolism; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D011944:Receptors, Androgen