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Two-year body composition analyses of long-lived GHR null mice.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Jan 2010
Berryman Darlene E, List Edward O, Palmer Amanda J, Chung Min-Yu, Wright-Piekarski Jacob, Lubbers Ellen, O'Connor Patrick, Okada Shigeru, Kopchick John J
Abstract excerpt
Growth hormone receptor gene-disrupted (GHR-/-) mice exhibit increased life span and adipose tissue mass. Although this obese phenotype has been reported extensively for young adult male GHR-/- mice, data for females and for other ages in either gender are lacking. Thus, the purpose of this study...
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