Anorexia of aging: Physiologic and pathologic

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 760-763

  Morley, John E ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLIN; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CISAPRIDE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DYNORPHIN; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; MEGESTROL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MOCLOBEMIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE; ORNITHINE OXOGLUTARATE; OXANDROLONE; TESTOSTERONE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

AGED; ANOREXIA; APPETITE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030881763     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.4.760     Document Type: Review

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