Igf-1 infusion to fetal sheep increases organ growth but not by stimulating nutrient transfer to the fetus
A method of preventing weakness in a patient with Parkinson's disease or of improving or restoring muscle strength of a patient with Parkinson's disease, comprising the step of administering to said patient an amount of one or more hepatocyte growth factor mimics sufficient to prevent, improve or restore to normal said muscle strength, said one or more hepatocyte growth factor mimics having a general structural formula 1 2 3 where R] is one of an N-acyl group, a substituted or unsubstiruted phenyl, a norleucine group, and an amino acid selected from tyrosine, phenylalanine, aspartic acid, arginine, isoleucine, serine, histidine, glycine, cysteine, methionine, tryptophan, lysine norvaline, ornithine, and s-benzyl cysteine
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Wrapping Things Up L-carnitine is already widely known as a dietary supplement