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Impact of ghrelin on body composition and muscle function in a long-term rodent model of critical illness

BACKGROUND: Patients with multiple injuries or sepsis requiring intensive care treatment invariably develop a catabolic state with resultant loss of lean body mass, for which there are currently no effective treatments. Recovery can take months and mortality is high. We hypothesise that treatment wi...

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Autores principales: Hill, Neil E., Murphy, Kevin G., Saeed, Saima, Phadke, Rahul, Chambers, Darren, Wilson, Duncan R., Brett, Stephen J., Singer, Mervyn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28796827
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182659