Insulin-like growth factor-I, actin, and myosin heavy chain messenger RNAs in skeletal muscle after an injection of growth hormone in subjects over 60 years old

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-97

  Welle, S ^a,b   Thornton, C ^b  

^a Monroe Community Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GROWTH HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; POLYADENYLATED RNA; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACTINS; AGED; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030766353     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1550093     Document Type: Article

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