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Prior chronic in vivo glucocorticoid excess leads to an anabolic phenotype and an extension of cellular life span of skin fibroblasts in vitro.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Apr 2007
Kletsas Dimitris, Pratsinis Harris, Gioni Vassiliki, Pilichos Konstantinos, Yiacoumettis Andreas M, Tsagarakis Stylianos
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Intense stress can be detrimental for tissue homeostasis and accelerates aging. On the other hand, repeated mild stresses can have beneficial and even life-prolonging effects. Hypersecretion of glucocorticoids (GCs) represents the major hormonal response to stress. However, besides its life-susta...
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