Exploring mechanisms of sex differences in longevity: Lifetime ovary exposure and exceptional longevity in dogs

Aging Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 752-755

  Waters, David J ^a,b   Kengeri, Seema S ^a   Clever, Beth ^a   Booth, Julie A ^a   Maras, Aimee H ^a   Schlittler, Deborah L ^a   Hayek, Michael G ^c  

^a Gerald P Murphy Cancer Foundation   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c P and G Pet Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti aging; Estrogen; Ovarian conservation; Ovariohysterectomy; Sex difference in health

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LONGEVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; DOGS; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; OVARY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 74049120203     PISSN: 14749718     EISSN: 14749726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2009.00513.x     Document Type: Note

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