# Two-Month Treatment of Obese Subjects with the Oral Growth Hormone (GH) Secretagogue MK-677 Increases GH Secretion, Fat-Free Mass, and Energy Expenditure<sup>1</sup>

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/two-month-treatment-of-obese-subjects-with-the-oral-growth-hormone-gh/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Johan Svensson,Lars Lönn,John‐Olov Jansson,Gail Murphy,Daniel F. Wyss,David Krupa,K. Cerchio,William J. Polvino,B. Gertz,I. Boseaus,Lars Sjöström,B.‐Å. Bengtsson |
| Citations | 161 |
| DOI | 10.1210/jcem.83.2.4539 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article-pdf/83/2/362/9228901/jcem0362.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2108683345 |
| PMID | 9467542 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1998 |

## Paper authors

- [Johan Svensson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/johan-svensson/)

## Paper journal

- [The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-journal-of-clinical-endocrinology-and-metabolism/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors](https://scholariq.org/topics/growth-hormone-and-insulin-like-growth-factors/)

## Paper topics

- [Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors](https://scholariq.org/topics/growth-hormone-and-insulin-like-growth-factors/)
- [Diet and metabolism studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/diet-and-metabolism-studies/)
- [Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/metabolism-diabetes-and-cancer/)

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