Endocrine Abstracts

Growth hormone (GH) has a well known anabolic effect on skeletal muscles, and patients with GH deficiency (GHD) are characterised by a reduced muscle mass, but also reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and content (BMC), which have been ascribed to GHD per se. Correspondingly, the increase in bone and muscle mass by GH therapy has been seen as separate GH influences on bones and muscles, respectively. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate if changes in BMD/BM...