Growth curves and survival characteristics of the animals used in the biomarkers of aging program

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1999, Pages

  Turturro, Angelo ^a,d   Witt, William W ^b   Lewis, Sherry ^c   Hass, Bruce S ^b   Lipman, Ruth D ^e   Hart, Ronald W ^d  

^a Biometry and Risk Assessment   (United States)

^b Division of Veterinary Services   (United States)

^c Bionetics Corporation   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Natl Ctr for Toxicological Res ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH CURVE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0033398548     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/54.11.B492     Document Type: Article

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