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Insulin regulates the secretion of the antiaging hormome Klotho

11-27-2007 · EurekAlert!

Dr. Carmela Abraham, a professor of biochemistry and medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, reports this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences new findings on Klotho, an antiaging gene that is associated with life span extension in rodents and humans. Dr. Abraham's interest in Klotho stems from her studies comparing the expression of genes in young and old brains.

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