Interventions for sarcopenia and muscle weakness in older people

Age and Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 548-555

  Borst, Stephen E ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Elderly; Growth hormone; Muscle atrophy; Resistance training; Sarcopenia; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PRASTERONE; PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE;

AGED; AGING; ARTHRALGIA; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETOGENESIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDEMA; EXERCISE; FLUID RETENTION; FOOD INTAKE; GYNECOMASTIA; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGONADISM; MALAISE; MEDLINE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 8644290928     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh201     Document Type: Review

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