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Somatopause

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'''Somatopause''' is the progressive decline in the levels of [[growth hormone]] (GH) and [[insulin-like growth factor 1]] (IGF-1), [[hormone]]s of the [[hypothalamic–pituitary–somatotropic axis]] (HPS axis), with age.<ref name="JamesonGroot2015"></ref> Secretion of GH may only be 60% of that of a young adult by age 70&nbsp;years.<ref name="SmithThorner2000"></ref> Somatopause results in changes in the body, such as [[body composition]] changes like a decrease in [[lean body mass]].<ref name="JamesonGroot2015" /> [[Estrogen]]s and [[progesterone]] may oppose somatopause by increasing GH and IGF-1 levels.<ref name="JamesonGroot2015" />

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[[Category:Endocrine system]]

August 31, 2018 at 07:13PM