The Biologic Role of Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

Download or read book The Biologic Role of Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) written by Mohammed Y. Kalimi and published by de Gruyter. This book was released on 1990 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DHEA is a native steroid that declines with progressive age. It has recently been found to prevent carcinogenesis, to show anti- diabetogenic action, and to be of interest in connection with atherosclerosis, hypertension, memory disorders, fat mobilization, cancer treatment, fatigue syndromes, blood cholesterol, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis.... DHEA's broad biologic action and its potential relevance to clinical disease are explored here in 24 contributions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR