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Endocrine Abstracts (2017) 49 S3.2 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.49.S3.2

ECE2017 Symposia From the pituitary to the periphery (3 abstracts)

GHR: are there benefits of endocrine defects?

John Kopchick


USA.


The effects of conditional mouse growth hormone receptor gene disruption or ‘knock-out’ on metabolic parameters and longevity will be presented. Tissues investigated include muscle, adipose, heart, and liver. Also, data on adult onset growth hormone gene disruption will be presented.