Could a hormone point the way to life extension?
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- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.00286 and PMC identifier 3470722.
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Abstract
Mice that have been genetically modified to produce high levels of fibroblast growth factor-21 live longer than mice with normal levels of this hormone.
Medical subject headings
- Fibroblast Growth Factors
- Growth Hormone
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
- Liver
- Longevity
- Transgenes