The effects of growth hormone on body composition and physical performance in recreational athletes a randomized trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 568-577

  Meinhardt, Udo ^a   Nelson, Anne E ^b   Hansen, Jennifer L ^b   Birzniece, Vita ^b   Clifford, David ^c   Leung, Kin Chuen ^d   Graham, Kenneth ^e   Ho, Ken K Y ^b  

^a Centre for Pediatric Endocrinology   (Switzerland)

^b GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^e New South Wales Institute of Sport   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ACNE; ADULT; ANGER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYALGIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POWER ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN TINGLING; SWELLING; WATER CONTENT; WATER RETENTION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY MASS; BODY WATER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGENS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WATER; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952529086     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-9-201005040-00007     Document Type: Article

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