Could a hormone point the way to life extension?
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.
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2012-10-01
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| author | Cynthia Kenyon |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e982b7ee216243f58d0a256381aa16092022-12-22T03:33:45ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2012-10-01110.7554/eLife.00286Could a hormone point the way to life extension?Cynthia Kenyon0University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United StatesMice that have been genetically modified to produce high levels of fibroblast growth factor-21 live longer than mice with normal levels of this hormone.https://elifesciences.org/articles/00286longevityfibroblast growth factorgrowth hormonelivercaloric restriction |
| spellingShingle | Cynthia Kenyon Could a hormone point the way to life extension? eLife longevity fibroblast growth factor growth hormone liver caloric restriction |
| title | Could a hormone point the way to life extension? |
| title_full | Could a hormone point the way to life extension? |
| title_fullStr | Could a hormone point the way to life extension? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Could a hormone point the way to life extension? |
| title_short | Could a hormone point the way to life extension? |
| title_sort | could a hormone point the way to life extension |
| topic | longevity fibroblast growth factor growth hormone liver caloric restriction |
| url | https://elifesciences.org/articles/00286 |
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