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The insulin/IGF-1 signaling in mammals and its relevance to human longevity.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Nov 2005
Rincon Marielisa, Rudin Eric, Barzilai Nir
Abstract excerpt
Hormones, like insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), are thought to be deeply involved with longevity. Lower species have been the source for most of our current knowledge on the role of the insulin/IGF-1 signaling in modulating lifespan. This hormonal system may have originated from a very early common ancestor and is involved in many functions that are necessary for metabolism, growth, and fertility...
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