Loss of muscle mass in old age and in certain diseases is associated with an impaired ability to express MGF.
- The ability to produce MGF declines with age, and this is commensurate with the decline in circulating GH levels.
- MGF has been shown to boost muscle mass by improving the ability...
Simultaneous treatment with IGF-I and GH additively increases anabolism
Abstract<abstracttext>We compared the effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor I , coinfused with total parenteral nutrition (TPN)], growth hormone subcutaneous injection twice daily), and simultaneous...
Anabolic effects of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I)
<abstracttext>Administration of IGF-I over a 14-day period to growing female rats via s.c. implanted osmotic pumps led to an increased body weight gain, an improved N retention and a greater food conversion efficiency. The effects were...
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