1990年在新英格蘭醫學期刊的一篇研究論文,對12位六十歲以上的男性受試者施以生長激素的治療,這是目前已知最早利用生長激素來做抗老化處置的案例。[7]研究的結果顯示,所有實驗受試者相較於對照組無論是淨體重(lean body mass)以及骨骼內礦物質都顯著地增加。這篇論文的作者指出,這些改善成果約可抵消一般10到20年的老化影響。儘管作者並未聲稱生長激素可以逆轉老化過程,但他們的研究卻讓人誤以為生長激素的確是有效的抗老化藥物。[8][9][10]
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