Frailty and disability: can growth hormone or other trophic agents make a difference?
Hodes
R J
RJ
National Institute on Aging, Office of the Director, Bethesda, MD 20892.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D001823:Body Composition / Q000187:drug effects; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004967:Estrogens / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D013739:Testosterone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014481:United States
D004967:Estrogens; D013739:Testosterone; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone