A transgenic dwarf rat model as a tool for the study of calorie restriction and aging

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-272

  Yamaza, Haruyoshi ^a   Komatsu, Toshimitsu ^a   Chiba, Takuya ^a   Toyama, Hiroaki ^a   To, Kazuo ^a   Higami, Yoshikazu ^a   Shimokawa, Isao ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calorie restriction; Glucose; Growth hormone; IGF 1; Insulin; Transgenic rat

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGING; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CALORIE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HETEROZYGOSITY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REDUCTION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

EID: 0842283347     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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