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Plain-language guide to PMID 22673596 (2013): double-blind randomized controlled trial of Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over).
Key Facts
- PMID
- 22673596
- Journal
- Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)
- Year
- 2013
- Study type
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Authors
- Kawamura T et al. (7 authors)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nut.2012.02.011
What This Study Did, in Plain Language
What Was Tested
The paper reports a study of Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over), published as a randomized controlled trial.
The aim of this study was to investigate acute physiologic responses to a single intake of GPC.
Who Took Part
By PubMed's age tags, the people studied were young adults and adults, men only.
All subjects repeated the identical protocol using the placebo.
How the Study Was Run
The researchers set it up as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and crossover study.
Because people in this Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over) study were split into groups at random, differences between the groups are less likely to reflect who happened to join each one.
As a double-blind Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over) study, the assignments were hidden from both participants and investigators until the end.
The comparison arm used a placebo, so changes seen with Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over) could be set against what happens without it.
In the crossover set-up each of the participants took both Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over) and the comparison in turn, acting as their own control.
Fasting blood samples were obtained before the administration of GPC (baseline) and 60 and 120 min after administration.
What Was Measured
PubMed files the paper under topics including 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid, Acetoacetates, Choline, Dietary Supplements, Fatty Acids, Nonesterified, Glycerylphosphorylcholine and Human Growth Hormone.
What This Means in Plain Language
The paper is a randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study of Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over).
The abstract goes on to report its results in about 5 sentences; this page does not restate them, so read the paper for the findings and their limits.
The publication is from 2013 (Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)), a journal based in United States.
More context: the Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over) compound page, all human trials.
Our Notes on the Compound
Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over): Constant levels suppress the body's own GHRH, raise somatostatin and dull pituitary response.
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Source: PubMed record. This explanation is written by PeptideWhiz from the public record. For research and education only. Not medical advice; no dosing information is given.