Selection for maximum longevity in mice

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 65-78

  Harrison, David E ^a   Roderick, Thomas H ^a  

^a JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging rates; four way cross; genetics; longevity; selection

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL;

AGING; ALLELE; ANIMAL MODEL; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030939638     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(96)00034-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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