Decline in insulin-like growth factor-I levels across adult life span in two large population studies

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 182-183

  Maggio, Marcello ^a,c   Ble, Alessandro ^a   Ceda, Gian Paolo ^b   Metter, E Jeffrey ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c HARBOR HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BONE DEVELOPMENT; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33644694945     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.2.182     Document Type: Letter

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