Lower body temperature as a potential mechanism of life extension in homeotherms

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 927-930

  Rikke, Brad A ^a   Johnson, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Body temperature; Caloric restriction; Dietary restriction; Genetics; Life extension

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 9; DIET RESTRICTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; INBRED STRAIN; LIFESPAN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 2942726025     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2004.03.020     Document Type: Note

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