Anabolic Agents: Adjuncts to Nutrition Support
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Anabolic agents: adjuncts to nutrition support.
Anabolic agents as adjuncts to nutrition support therapy have been used to improve malnutrition and establish anabolism. Growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor, and anabolic steroids have been studied for their potential to reverse the catabolic process and promote anabolism. This paper reviews several anabolic agents and their possible role in nutrition support therapy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nutrition in Clinical Practice
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0884-5336,1941-2452
DOI: 10.1177/0115426504019003263