Potential Applications of GH Secretagogs in the Evaluation and Treatment of the Age-Related Decline in Growth Hormone Secretion

Endocrine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-52

  Merriam, George R ^a,b   Buchner, David M ^a   Prinz, Patricia N ^a   Schwartz, Robert S ^a   Vitiello, Michael V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

GH releasing hormone (GHRH); GH releasing peptide (GHRP); Growth hormone (GH); Insulin like growth factor I (IGF I)

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; OLIGOPEPTIDE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGED; AGING; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SECRETION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EVALUATION STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; OLIGOPEPTIDES;

EID: 0031196680     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02778062     Document Type: Article

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