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: Marcello Maggio, Francesca De Vita, Alberto Fisichella, Fulvio Lauretani, Andrea Ticinesi, Graziano Ceresini, Anne Cappola, Luigi Ferrucci, Gian Paolo Ceda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/292574
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