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steroid myopathy

Known as: myopathies steroid, myopathy steroids 
A non-neoplastic disorder affecting the skeletal muscles. It is caused by damage to muscle fibers either by excessive intake of corticosteroids… 
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2001
2001
Insulin-like growth factor 1 inhibits glucocorticoid-induced glutamine synthetase activity in cultured L6 rat skeletal muscle cells
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Preventive effects of insulinlike growth factor‐I on steroid‐induced muscle atrophy
We examined the effects of simultaneous administration of recombinant insulinlike growth factor‐I (IGF‐I) and glucocorticoid on… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Use of corticosteroids in neuro-oncology.
Glucocorticosteroids (GC) play an important role in the treatment of neuro-oncologic patients. GC are used for the management of… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Pathologic changes and contractile properties of the diaphragm in corticosteroid myopathy in hamsters: comparison to peripheral muscle.
Corticosteroids have been shown to produce a myopathy of peripheral skeletal muscle, characterized predominantly by Type II fiber… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Blockade of glucocorticoid receptor binding and inhibition of dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy in the rat by RU38486, a potent glucocorticoid antagonist.
Glucocorticoid hormones cause marked muscular atrophy, the mechanism of which is unknown. We employed a potent glucocorticoid… 
1985
1985
Lobulated fibers in neuromuscular diseases
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
A sensitive immunoradiometric assay for serum thyroid stimulating hormone: a replacement for the thyrotrophin releasing hormone test?
The value as a thyroid function test of a new, rapid, and highly sensitive immunoradiometric assay for thyroid stimulating… 
1981
1981
Correlation between steroid myopathy and serum lactic dehydrogenase in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Examination of 27 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) before treatment showed an elevation of the serum level of… 
1965
1965
The rate of recovery of reversible myopathies and the effects of anabolic agents in steroid myopathy
CLASSICAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY is not amenable to any known treatment, but persons with myopathies secondary to systemic disease… 
1964
1964
EFFECT OF STEROIDS ON MUSCLE.
Myopathy was induced in dogs with large doses of anti-inflammatory steroids (cortisol, prednisolone, methylprednisolone… 
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