Maximum anaerobic performance of childhood-onset GH-deficient adults

Growth Hormone and IGF Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 228-235

  Narici, Marco ^a   Ferretti, Guido ^b   Susta, Davide ^a   Faglia, Giovanni ^c   Sartorio, Alessandro ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Anaerobic metabolism; Anaerobic power; Exercise; Growth hormone deficiency; Muscle; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GLYCOGEN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; INSULIN; LACTIC ACID; LEVODOPA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROPRANOLOL; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JUMPING; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY;

EID: 0032705364     PISSN: 10966374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ghir.1999.0112     Document Type: Article

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