Offspring of centenarians have a favorable lipid profile

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 76-79

  Barzilai, Nir ^a   Gabriely, Ilan ^a   Gabriely, Magda ^a   Iankowitz, Nancy ^a   Sorkin, John D ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Centenarians; Lipid profile; Longevity; Offspring

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; JEW; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PROGENY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JEWS; LIPOPROTEINS; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035089539     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49013.x     Document Type: Article

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