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Abstract
GDF11 was reported to decline with age and to have muscle and heart rejuvenating effects. These reports were disputed. A Cell Metabolism paper now shows that in human beings, GDF11 does not decline with age and is actually a risk factor for frailty and other morbidities (Schafer et al., 2016).Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27411004 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2016.06.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287