Constant and continuous growth reduction as a possible cause of ageing

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 271-274

  Geraert, Etienne ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Vakgroep Biologie   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allometry; Chicken; Growth inhibitor; Growth promoter; Parabolic curve; Rat skull

Indexed keywords

AGING; CHICKEN; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH PERIOD; GROWTH RATE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SKULL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FOOT BONES; GROWTH; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEMATODA; POULTRY; RATS; SKULL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

GALLUS GALLUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 3142736802     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.031773eg     Document Type: Review

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