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Society for Endocrinology BES 2009

Plenary Lectures' Biographical Notes

Society for Endocrinology Dale Medal Lecture

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Healthspan: how far can it be extended into aging?

Thorner Michael

Healthspan is the period of life during which one enjoys good health. As people age, health is often compromised. Aging is a progressive process and changes of aging are multifactorial in origin. Growth hormone (GH) levels peak at midpuberty and thereafter decline progressively as people age. The number of GH pulses per 24 h does not change with age, but the pulse amplitude declines. The decline in GH secretion of aging is paralleled by a decline in muscle mass. This decline i...

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Society for Endocrinology Dale Medal lecture

Thorner M O

M O Thorner, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA AbstractMichael O. Thorner is David C. Harrison Teaching Professor of Internal Medicine. He previously was Kenneth R. Cripsell Professor, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Director of the General Clinical Research Center and Henry B Mulholland Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia. He is a fellow of the A...