Enhanced longevity in Tau mutant Syrian hamsters, Mesocricetus auratus

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 210-216

  Oklejewicz, Malgorzata ^a   Daan, Serge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Longevity; Syrian hamster; tau mutation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HAMSTER; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; MUTATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

TAU PROTEIN;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MORTALITY; MUTATION; PHOTOPERIOD; REFERENCE VALUES; TAU PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036616155     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/07430402017003004     Document Type: Article

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