Figure 1 :  Schematic showing detailed protocol for investigation of the effect of DHEA on endothelial function

The numbers above each column represent medication doses in μg /min. DHEA/placebo=dehydroepiandrosterone/placebo; NTP=nitroprusside; ACH=acetylcholine; VER=verapamil. Labs=fasting insulin, fasting glucose, DHEA, DHEAS, estradiol and total testosterone at -30 minutes; and glucose, DHEA, DHEAS, estradiol and total testosterone at 0 minutes and 124 minutes.