Healthspan and longevity can be extended by suppression of growth hormone signaling

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 27, Issue 7-8, 2016, Pages 289-299

  Bartke, Andrzej ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN;

AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPMENT; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEALTH; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMALS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN; LONGEVITY; MICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84959134706     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: 14321777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00335-016-9621-3     Document Type: Review

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