ANTERIOR-PITUITARY FUNCTION AND GROWTH-HORMONE USE IN THE ELDERLY

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作者
SHETTY, KR
DUTHIE, EH
机构
[1] MED COLL WISCONSIN, DIV GERIATR & GERONTOL, MILWAUKEE, WI 53226 USA
[2] MED COLL WISCONSIN, DIV ENDOCRINOL & METAB, MILWAUKEE, WI 53226 USA
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10.1016/S0889-8529(18)30039-2
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Of the anterior pituitary function changes observed with aging, decline in growth hormone secretion and hyper-responsiveness of hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis to stress seem to be of clinical significance in the contribution to body compositional changes. The use of recombinant human growth hormone is being investigated in therapeutic strategies to improve functional status in the frail elderly and as an anabolic hormone in various catabolic states in the elderly.
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