ASSESSMENT OF THE AUTOPHAGY PROCESS IN MEN OF DIFFERENT BODY WEIGHT IN DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS

The study group consisted of 20 men of various ages (14-69 years) and weight. To assess the processes of autophagy, the activity of the protein Beclin-1 was used. In individuals with normal body weight, the presence of positive reliable correlations between the level of beclin-1 and extracellular water was revealed (r = 0.96; p