Epidermal growth factor and aging: A signaling molecule reveals a new eye opening function

Aging

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 896-905

  Rongo, Christopher ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; C. Elegans; EGF; Heat shock protein; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; INSULIN; PROTEASOME; SOMATOMEDIN C; UBIQUITIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LONGEVITY; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UBIQUITIN;

EID: 84856668387     PISSN: 19454589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18632/aging.100384     Document Type: Article

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