Within-and between-species study of extreme longevity-comments, commonalities, and goals

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 67 A, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 347-350

  Michael Anson, R ^a   Willcox, Bradley ^b,c   Austad, Steven ^d   Perls, Thomas ^e  

^a Essex Campus   (United States)

^b KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANIMAL; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MICE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84859041600     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls010     Document Type: Review

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