Analysis of heart, kidney, and lung from C57BL/6 males at 1, 4, 8 weeks of age. Mammalian somatic growth is rapid in early postnatal life but slows and eventually ceases in multiple tissues. Results provide insight into molecular events common to multiple tissues that regulate growth deceleration.
Finkielstain GP, Forcinito P, Lui JC, Barnes KM et al. An extensive genetic program occurring during postnatal growth in multiple tissues. Endocrinology 2009 Apr;150(4):1791-800. PMID: 19036884
