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Growth hormone replacement in healthy older men improves body composition but not functional ability.

Papadakis MA, Grady D, Black D, Tierney MJ, Gooding GA, Schambelan M, Grunfeld C.

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Growth hormone and sex steroid administration in healthy aged women and men: a randomized controlled trial.

Blackman MR, Sorkin JD, Münzer T, Bellantoni MF, Busby-Whitehead J, Stevens TE, Jayme J, O'Connor KG, Christmas C, Tobin JD, Stewart KJ, Cottrell E, St Clair C, Pabst KM, Harman SM.

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Effects of growth hormone replacement on physical performance and body composition in GH deficient adults.

Rodríguez-Arnao J, Jabbar A, Fulcher K, Besser GM, Ross RJ.

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Taaffe DR, Pruitt L, Reim J, Hintz RL, Butterfield G, Hoffman AR, Marcus R.

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Body composition and quality of life in adults with growth hormone deficiency; effects of low-dose growth hormone replacement.

Ahmad AM, Hopkins MT, Thomas J, Ibrahim H, Fraser WD, Vora JP.

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Testosterone and growth hormone improve body composition and muscle performance in older men.

Sattler FR, Castaneda-Sceppa C, Binder EF, Schroeder ET, Wang Y, Bhasin S, Kawakubo M, Stewart Y, Yarasheski KE, Ulloor J, Colletti P, Roubenoff R, Azen SP.

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Effect of testosterone supplementation on functional mobility, cognition, and other parameters in older men: a randomized controlled trial.

Emmelot-Vonk MH, Verhaar HJ, Nakhai Pour HR, Aleman A, Lock TM, Bosch JL, Grobbee DE, van der Schouw YT.

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The effect of six months treatment with a 100 mg daily dose of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on circulating sex steroids, body composition and muscle strength in age-advanced men and women.

Morales AJ, Haubrich RH, Hwang JY, Asakura H, Yen SS.

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The effects of growth hormone and/or testosterone in healthy elderly men: a randomized controlled trial.

Giannoulis MG, Sonksen PH, Umpleby M, Breen L, Pentecost C, Whyte M, McMillan CV, Bradley C, Martin FC.

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Quality of life, body composition and muscle strength in adult growth hormone deficiency: the influence of growth hormone replacement therapy for up to 3 years.

Wallymahmed ME, Foy P, Shaw D, Hutcheon R, Edwards RH, MacFarlane IA.

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Recombinant human growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor 1, and combination therapy in AIDS-associated wasting. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Waters D, Danska J, Hardy K, Koster F, Qualls C, Nickell D, Nightingale S, Gesundheit N, Watson D, Schade D.

Ann Intern Med. 1996 Dec 1;125(11):865-72.PMID: 8967666 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effects of single nightly injections of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH 1-29) in healthy elderly men.

Vittone J, Blackman MR, Busby-Whitehead J, Tsiao C, Stewart KJ, Tobin J, Stevens T, Bellantoni MF, Rogers MA, Baumann G, Roth J, Harman SM, Spencer RG.

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Exogenous testosterone (T) alone or with finasteride increases physical performance, grip strength, and lean body mass in older men with low serum T.

Page ST, Amory JK, Bowman FD, Anawalt BD, Matsumoto AM, Bremner WJ, Tenover JL.

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Effects of transdermal testosterone on bone and muscle in older men with low bioavailable testosterone levels.

Kenny AM, Prestwood KM, Gruman CA, Marcello KM, Raisz LG.

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Recombinant human growth hormone treatment in elderly patients undergoing elective total hip replacement.

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Two years of replacement therapy in adults with growth hormone deficiency.

Verhelst J, Abs R, Vandeweghe M, Mockel J, Legros JJ, Copinschi G, Mahler C, Velkeniers B, Vanhaelst L, Van Aelst A, De Rijdt D, Stevenaert A, Beckers A.

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Effects of physiologic growth hormone therapy on bone density and body composition in patients with adult-onset growth hormone deficiency. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Baum HB, Biller BM, Finkelstein JS, Cannistraro KB, Oppenhein DS, Schoenfeld DA, Michel TH, Wittink H, Klibanski A.

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Growth hormone (GH) replacement therapy in adult-onset gh deficiency: effects on body composition in men and women in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Hoffman AR, Kuntze JE, Baptista J, Baum HB, Baumann GP, Biller BM, Clark RV, Cook D, Inzucchi SE, Kleinberg D, Klibanski A, Phillips LS, Ridgway EC, Robbins RJ, Schlechte J, Sharma M, Thorner MO, Vance ML.

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Effects of testosterone replacement with a nongenital, transdermal system, Androderm, in human immunodeficiency virus-infected men with low testosterone levels.

Bhasin S, Storer TW, Asbel-Sethi N, Kilbourne A, Hays R, Sinha-Hikim I, Shen R, Arver S, Beall G.

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