Specialty / Emerging

GDF-11

Research / preclinical

Anti-aging factor — controversial young-blood research.

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Mechanism

Anti-aging factor (controversial). Anti-aging factor — controversial young-blood research. For full mechanism, dosing protocol, and stacking guidance, ask the AI Advisor or open the compound in-app.

Peer-Reviewed Studies (2)

GDF-11 Restores Function in Aged Tissues (Wagers Lab)

Science · 2014

Original paper: GDF-11 reversed cardiac and skeletal muscle aging.

PubMed PMID 24797482 →

GDF-11 Critical Re-evaluation

Circ Res · 2015

Subsequent studies failed to replicate; assay specificity questioned.

PubMed PMID 25654980 →

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