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Lichtenwalner RJ, Forbes ME, Bennett SA, Lynch CD, Sonntag WE, Riddle DR. Intracerebroventricular infusion of insulin-like growth factor-1 amerliorates the age-related decline in hippocampal neurogenesis. Neuroscience 2001;107(4):603-13.

Miller, RA. Prediction of longevity by using age-sensitive T-cell subset determinations in a middle-aged, genetically heterogeneous mouse population. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2001; 56: B180-B186.

Sonntag WE, Lynch CD, Cefalu WT, Ingram RL, Bennett SA, Thornton PL, Khan AS. Pleiotropic efffects of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) on biological aging: inferences from moderate caloric-restricted animals. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1999; 54 (12): B521-38).

Sonntag WE, Lynch C, Thornton P, Khan A, Bennett S, Ingram R.. The effects of growth hormone and IGF-1 deficiency on cerebrovascular and brain aging. J Anat 2000; 197 Pt 4: 575-85.

Wolf NS, Pendergrass WR. The relationships of animal age and caloric intake to cellular replication in vivo and in vitro: a review. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1999; 54(11): B502-17



 
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Ingram D, Nakamura E, Smucny D, Roth G, Lane M. Strategy for identifying biomarkers of aging in long-lived species. Exp Gerontol 2001; 36(7): 1025-34.

Miller RA, Chrisp C, Galecki A. CD4 memory T cell levels predict life span in genetically heterogeneous mice. The FASEP Journal 1997; 11: 775-783.

Sprott RL. Biomarkers of aging. J Gerontol 1999; 54A: B464-465.



 
 
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