 | Andrzej Bartke, Ph.D.
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine | | Early Hormonal Signaling and Longevity: Role of Long-term Alterations in Glucose Homeostasis
2003 Senior Scholar Award in Aging
We are studying effects of genes and hormones on aging. We have shown that mutant mice with inherited deficiency of several pituitary hormones live much longer than their normal siblings. These mutants, the Ames dwarf mice, maintain their health, learning abilities, and memory until late in life, are less... (more) |
