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bone growth

The Ghost Hunter ghosthunter at ghg.net
Sat Mar 28 01:29:22 EST 1998


I do know that there is a condition some body builders get when the use
Human Growth Hormones to increase muscle mass, it's referred to ,"Squash
Face". This occurs when the bones in the face start to grow causing a sort
of Marfams appearance.

Vivek Gargav wrote:

> I don't know if this will be much help or of any relevance, but whilst
> studying for my MSc at the University of Newcastle in the UK, I heard
> that there was a group that was looking into the possibility of
> mitochondrial dysfunction leading to osteoporoesis. I do not think that
> they had managed to retrieve any solid results during my year at the
> university, however it does sound like an interesting possibility?
>
> Vivek Gargav



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