On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 06:06:23PM -0500, The Fool wrote: Erik wrote:
> > For that to link with what I was suggesting, there needs to be a > > correlation between faster metabolic rate and cell division / telomere > > shortening rate. Is there? > In either case telomere length is the determining factor for how long the > individual cell lives. That does not answer the question. > Insulin certainly affects the growth rate of fat cells. Huh? What do you mean exactly by "growth rate", and what does that have to do with whether a faster metabolic rate results in increased rate of telomere shortening? -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/
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