Exotic mice as models for aging research: Polemic and prospectus

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-231

  Miller, Richard A ^a,c,d   Austad, Steve ^e   Burke, David ^a   Chrisp, Clarence ^b   Dysko, Robert ^b   Galecki, Andrzej ^c   Jackson, Anne ^a   Monnier, Vincent ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Animal models; Genetics; Gerontology; Inbreeding; Lifespan; Longevity; Mice; Rats; Selection

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALLELISM; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INBRED STRAIN; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032877158     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(99)00038-X     Document Type: Note

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