Collagen tends to accumulate with aging
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If it is true that...
Estrogen is closely associated with the general loss of fat-free tissue with aging 1 0 2and
Estrogen creates an oxygen deficiency, stimulates first swelling, and then collagen synthesis 1 0 2and
Collagen tends to accumulate with aging 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Estrogen increases the blood flow to particular organs, but apparently less than it increases their oxygen demand 1 0 2Mentions
Ray Peat/Aging, estrogen, and progesterone
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