Longevity and lifespan control in mammals: Lessons from the mouse

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Chen, Yi Fan ^a,b   Wu, Chia Yu ^a   Kao, Cheng Heng ^c   Tsai, Ting Fen ^a,b,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging; Lifespan; Long lived mice; Longevity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTEIN P66; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGING; AMES DWARF MOUSE; ANIMAL MODEL; FERTILITY; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; KLOTHO TRANSGENIC MOUSE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LARON DWARF MOUSE; LIFESPAN; LITTLE MOUSE; LONG LIVED MOUSE; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SNELL DWARF MOUSE; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL AGING; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77957937648     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2010.07.003     Document Type: Review

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