The Role of the Multiple Hormonal Dysregulation in the Onset of “Anemia of Aging”: Focus on Testosterone, IGF-1, and Thyroid Hormones

Anemia is a multifactorial condition whose prevalence increases in both sexes after the fifth decade of life. It is a highly represented phenomenon in older adults and in one-third of cases is “unexplained.” Ageing process is also characterized by a “multiple hormonal dysregulation” with disruption...

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Main Authors: Maggio, Marcello, De Vita, Francesca, Fisichella, Alberto, Lauretani, Fulvio, Ticinesi, Andrea, Ceresini, Graziano, Cappola, Anne, Ferrucci, Luigi, Ceda, Gian Paolo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4686706/