HMB

There are multiple definitions:

  1. heavy menstrual bleeding(English)

  2. hypersensitivity to mosquito bite(English)

  3. human melanoma black(English)

  4. β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate(English)

    • a bioactive metabolite formed from the breakdown of leucine, which increases muscle protein synthesis and reduces muscle breakdown. Previous studies have shown an inverse association between HMB levels and frailty in older adults
    • FTS-12, TBFM, TBLM
    • Gerontology/Geriatrics, Frailty
    • https://doi.org…/gerona/glaf203