Growth hormone increases muscle mass and strength but does not rejuvenate myofibrillar protein synthesis in healthy subjects over 60 years old

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3239-3243

  Welle, Stephen ^a,b   Thornton, Charles ^a   Statt, Marcia ^a   McHenry, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Monroe Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REJUVENATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; KINETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLES; MYOFIBRILS;

EID: 0029820916     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.9.3239     Document Type: Article

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