Countering neurodegeneration by reducing the activity of the insulin/IGF signaling pathway: Current knowledge and future prospects

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 124-128

  Cohen, Ehud ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aging; Insulin IGF 1 signaling; Neurodegeneration; Protein aggregation

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MORTALITY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RISK REDUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGING; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; ANIMALS; HUMANS; INSULIN; INVERTEBRATES; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOMEDINS;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; MUS;

EID: 78751702136     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2010.08.032     Document Type: Article

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