Circulating concentrations of growth differentiation factor 11 are heritable and correlate with life span

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1560-1563

  Zhou, Yang ^a   Jiang, Zixuan ^a   Harris, Elizabeth C ^a   Reeves, Jaxk ^b   Chen, Xianyan ^b   Pazdro, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti aging; Cardiovascular; Genetics; Hormones; Longevity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; GDF11 PROTEIN, MOUSE; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; C57BL MOUSE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MOUSE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTORS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

EID: 85014671496     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv308     Document Type: Article

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