The Insulin-Like Growth Factor System in the Long-Lived Naked Mole-Rat.

The Insulin-Like Growth Factor System in the Long-Lived Naked Mole-Rat.

Naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) (NMRs) are the longest living rodents known. They show negligible senescence, and are resistant to cancers and certain damaging effects associated with aging. The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) have pluripotent actions, influencing growth processes in virt...

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Main Authors: Malene Brohus, Vera Gorbunova, Chris G Faulkes, Michael T Overgaard, Cheryl A Conover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0145587&type=printable

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