Circulating levels of fibroblast growth factor-21 increase with age independently of body composition indices among healthy individuals

Background: Circulating FGF21 levels are commonly elevated in disease states. There is limited information regarding concentrations of circulating FGF21 in the absence of disease, as well as age-related differences in body composition that may contribute to FGF21 regulation across groups. Objective:...

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Main Authors: Lynae J. Hanks, Orlando M. Gutiérrez, Marcas M. Bamman, Ambika Ashraf, Kenneth L. McCormick, Krista Casazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214623715000472