Ghrelin Administration for Chronic Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Dose-Comparison Trial
Ghrelin Administration for Chronic Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Dose-Comparison Trial
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Matsumoto, Nobuhiro , Miki, Keisuke , Tsubouchi, Hironobu , Sakamoto, Akihiro , Arimura, Yasuji , Yanagi, Shigehisa , Iiboshi, Hirotoshi , Yoshida, Makoto , Souma, Ryosuke , Ishimoto, Hiroshi , Yamamoto, Yoshifumi , Yatera, Kazuhiro , Yoshikawa, Masanori , Sagara, Hironori , Iwanaga, Tomoaki , Mukae, Hiroshi , Maekura, Ryoji , Kimura, Hiroshi , Nakazato, Masamitsu and Kangawa, Kenji
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New York: Springer US
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English
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New York: Springer US
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Background
Repeated ghrelin administration leads to improvements in symptoms, muscle wasting and exercise tolerance in cachectic patients with pulmonary disease. We investigated the optimal ghrelin dose for underweight patients with chronic respiratory failure.
Methods
In this multicenter, randomized, dose-comparison exploratory study, 44...
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Ghrelin Administration for Chronic Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Dose-Comparison Trial
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Author / Creator
Miki, Keisuke
Tsubouchi, Hironobu
Sakamoto, Akihiro
Arimura, Yasuji
Yanagi, Shigehisa
Iiboshi, Hirotoshi
Yoshida, Makoto
Souma, Ryosuke
Ishimoto, Hiroshi
Yamamoto, Yoshifumi
Yatera, Kazuhiro
Yoshikawa, Masanori
Sagara, Hironori
Iwanaga, Tomoaki
Mukae, Hiroshi
Maekura, Ryoji
Kimura, Hiroshi
Nakazato, Masamitsu
Kangawa, Kenji
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1665121538
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1665121538
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ISSN
0341-2040
E-ISSN
1432-1750
DOI
10.1007/s00408-015-9685-y
