The growth hormone secretagogue ipamorelin counteracts glucocorticoid-induced decrease in bone formation of adult rats
Andersen NB, Malmlöf K, Johansen PB, et al. Growth Hormone & IGF Research 2001;11:266-272.
What it found
Compared with steroid alone, rats given steroid plus ipamorelin had greater calf muscle strength and about four times the rate of bone formation on the outer bone surface.
Limitations
8-month-old female rats only. Group sizes not given in the abstract.
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