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Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and other hormones such as growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) have been shown to increase muscle mass.
Hormonal treatments can be considered for increasing muscle mass in patients with muscle atrophy.
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Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and other hormones such as growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) have been shown to increase muscle mass in patients suffering from various diseases related to muscle atrophy.
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The role of hormones in muscle hypertrophy
Julius Fink et al. · The Physician and Sportsmedicine · 2017
DOI 10.1080/00913847.2018.1406778
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