Development is not the same as ageing: the relevance of puberty to health of adolescents
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-019-01212-5
Abstract: In much academic writing on matters of adolescent public health, age is treated as a proxy for developmental stage, and yet the two are very different concepts and this lack of distinction neglects important biological… read more here.
Keywords: age; development ageing; health; puberty ... See more keywords
Neprilysin expression and functions in development, ageing and disease
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2020.111363
Abstract: Neprilysin (NEP) is an integral membrane-bound metallopeptidase with a wide spectrum of substrates and physiological functions. It plays an important role in proteolytic processes in the kidney, cardiovascular regulation, immune response, cell proliferation, foetal development… read more here.
Keywords: expression functions; neprilysin expression; development ageing; disease ... See more keywords