The catabolic, death-inducing hormone is produced by the ovary, under the influence of the optic gland's gonadotropins

Negation: The catabolic, death-inducing hormone is not produced by the ovary, under the influence of the optic gland's gonadotropins 0 0 0

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If it is true that...

Changes of aging are also the result of complex interactions between organisms and their environment rather than some genetic program 1 0 2

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Removal of an animal's pituitary or its equivalent optic gland in the case of an octopus, radically extends the animal's lifespan 1 0 2

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The catabolic, death-inducing hormone is produced by the ovary, under the influence of the optic gland's gonadotropins 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Progesterone is both an anticatabolic hormone and an antiestrogenic hormone, protecting the functional systems from atrophy 1 0 2

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Ray Peat/Aging, estrogen, and progesterone

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Fluid from ovarian follicles can produce effects similar to estrogen 1 0 2 Estrogen steals oxygen from mitochondria, shifting patterns of growth and adaptation 1 0 2 In old age, the catabolic hormones such as cortisol are relatively dominant 1 0 2 Removal of an animal's pituitary or its equivalent optic gland in the case of an octopus, radically extends the animal's lifespan 1 0 2 Progesterone is both an anticatabolic hormone and an antiestrogenic hormone, protecting the functional systems from atrophy 1 0 2 Estrogen affects our energetics and structure, and how those processes relate to aging, atrophy, cancerization, etc 1 0 2 Lactic acid triggers the defensive reactions of the organism, leading to tissue wasting from excessive glucocorticoid hormone 1 0 2 Endotoxin impairs mitochondria, increases estrogen levels, causes Kupffer cells in the liver to produce more tumor necrosis factor 1 0 2 Increased estrogen, nitric oxide, excitatory amino acids, cortisol, lactate, free unsaturated fatty acids, prolactin, growth hormone, histamine, serotonin, tumor necrosis factor and other pro-inflammatory cytokines and kinins, and a variety of prostaglandins and eicosanoids have been identified as anti-mitochondrial, anti-respiratory agents 1 0 2 Estrogen stimulates cell division but can also increase the rate of cell death 1 0 2