Associations of Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factors with Physical Performance in Old Age in the Boyd Orr and Caerphilly Studies

OBJECTIVE: Insulin and the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system regulate growth and are involved in determining muscle mass, strength and body composition. We hypothesised that IGF-I and IGF-II are associated with improved, and insulin with worse, physical performance in old age. METHODS: Physica...

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Autores principales: Birnie, Kate, Ben-Shlomo, Yoav, Holly, Jeff M. P., Gunnell, David, Ebrahim, Shah, Bayer, Antony, Gallacher, John, Martin, Richard M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3254635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22253890
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030096

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3254635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22253890
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030096

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