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Do deficiencies in growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) shorten or prolong longevity?
Mechanisms of ageing and development - 1 Feb 2005
Laron Zvi
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Present knowledge on the effects of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) deficiency on aging and lifespan are controversial. Studying untreated patients with either isolated GH deficiency due to GH gene deletion, patients with multiple pituitary hormone deficiency due to PROP-1 gene mutation and patients with isolated IGF-I deficiency due to deletions or mutations of the GH receptor gene...
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