Effects of Human Growth Hormone in Men over 60 Years Old

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Authors

Daniel Rudman · Medical College of Wisconsin

Axel G. Feller · Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Hoskote S. Nagraj · Veterans Health Administration

Gregory A. Gergans · Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Pardee Y. Lalitha · Veterans Health Administration

Allen Fred Goldberg · Veterans Health Administration

R.A. Schlenker

Abstract

Diminished secretion of growth hormone is responsible in part for the decrease of lean body mass, the expansion of adipose-tissue mass, and the thinning of the skin that occur in old age.

Topics & Keywords

Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Diet and metabolism studies Muscle metabolism and nutrition

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 323, Issue 1, pp. 1-6

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199007053230101

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