X-Message-Number: 24447 Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:33:12 -0400 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: Skrecky refs on epithalamin & thymolin For Doug Skrecky: For my GUIDE article Update on epithalamin I know of the article you summarize. And yes, the Russians have tried various short peptide versions of thymosin to see wht they do for longevity, too. An full chapter on a drug in the GUIDE needs not just experiments on healthy mammals that show a lifespan increase, but also information of use of the substance in human patients (not necessarily for aging) and toxicity information too. If you found such articles and told me of them I'd be thankful and of course give your credit for finding them. (The same goes for anyone else reading this message). Right now I expect to bring out the new chapter on thymosin and its relatives later than the other Updates. Doing an Update involves more than just finding a drug which increases lifespan of a mammal; that's just the start of it. Best wishes and long long lives for all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24447