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Atrophy

Atrophy: Introduction

Atrophy: The wasting away of tissue. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Atrophy is available below.

Symptoms of Atrophy

• Wasting of a particular tissue
• Additional symptoms depend on the body tissue involved
• more symptoms...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Atrophy?

• Hidden causes of Atrophy (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Atrophy

Read more about causes of Atrophy.

More information about causes of Atrophy:

• Atrophy as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Atrophy

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Atrophy:

• Muscle atrophy
• Vaginal atrophy
• Congestive heart failure
• Liver disease
• Testicular atrophy
• more related diseases...»

Research about Atrophy

Visit our research pages for current research about Atrophy treatments.

Clinical Trials for Atrophy

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Atrophy include:

• Phase II Study of Leuprolide and Testosterone for Men With Kennedy's Disease or Other Motor Neuron Disease - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - leuprolide,testosterone
• Dutasteride to Treat Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy (SBMA) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Evaluating Muscle Function After Ankle Surgery - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Clinical Study to Evaluate Ospemifene in the Treatment of Vulvar and Vaginal Atrophy in Postmenopausal Women - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Ospemifene once daily for 12 weeks
• A Pilot Therapeutic Trial Using Hydroxyurea in Type II and III Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Hydroxyurea
• more trials...»

See full list of 82 Clinical Trials for Atrophy

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Definitions of Atrophy:

A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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