The delayed impact of parental age on offspring mortality in Mice

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 67 A, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 351-357

  Carnes, Bruce A ^a,b   Riesch, Rüdiger ^b,c   Schlupp, Ingo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal age; Offspring quality; Reproductive senescence; Stochastic effects

Indexed keywords

MUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; PATERNAL AGE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PATERNAL AGE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84859090919     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr116     Document Type: Article

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