Long-term administration of GHB does not affect muscular mass in alcoholics

Life Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 14, 1999, Pages

  Addolorato, Giovanni ^a,b,c,d   Capristo, Esmeralda ^a,b,c,d   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^a,b,c,d   Caputo, Fabio ^a,b,c,d   Stefanini, Giuseppe Francesco ^a,b,c,d   Gasbarrini, Giovanni ^a,b,c,d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE DEGLI INFERMI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcoholism therapy; Anabolic effect; Fat free mass; Gamma hydroxybutyric acid; Growth hormone

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE MASS;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MALE; MUSCLES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033610018     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(99)00395-1     Document Type: Article

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