Regulation of muscle mass by growth hormone and IGF‐I
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- 1 June 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 154 (3) , 557-568
- https://doi.org/10.1038/bjp.2008.153
Abstract
Growth hormone (GH) is widely used as a performance‐enhancing drug. One of its best‐characterized effects is increasing levels of circulating insulin‐like growth factor I (IGF‐I), which is primarily ...Keywords
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