A proposed panel of biomarkers of healthy ageing

BMC Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Lara, Jose ^a   Cooper, Rachel ^b   Nissan, Jack ^c   Ginty, Annie T ^d   Khaw, Kay Tee ^e   Deary, Ian J ^c   Lord, Janet M ^d   Kuh, Diana ^b   Mathers, John C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Biomarkers; Cognitive function; Endocrine function; Immune function; Musculoskeletal function; Physical capability; Physiological function

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CYSTATIN C; FIBRINOGEN; GLUCOSE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MELATONIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 1; THYROID HORMONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COGNITION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGING; BIOMARKERS; HUMANS;

EID: 84941625881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-015-0470-9     Document Type: Article

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