Obesity accelerates thymic aging
Open Access
- 29 October 2009
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Hematology in Blood
- Vol. 114 (18) , 3803-3812
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2009-03-213595
Abstract
As the expanding obese population grows older, their successful immunologic aging will be critical to enhancing the health span. Obesity increases riKeywords
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