Effects of intermittent feeding upon body weight and lifespan in inbred mice: interaction of genotype and age.

doi:10.1016/0047-6374(90)90107-q

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Effects of intermittent feeding upon body weight and lifespan in inbred mice: interaction of genotype and age.

Mechanisms of ageing and development - 1 Jul 1990

Goodrick C L, Ingram D K, Reynolds M A, Freeman J R, Cider N

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Beginning at either 1.5, 6 or 10 months of age, male mice from the A/J and C57BL/6J strains and their F1 hybrid, B6AF1/J were fed a diet (4.2 kcal/g) either ad libitum every day or in a restricted fashion by ad libitum feeding every other day. Relative to estimates for ad libitum controls, the bo...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Body Weight
Eating
Genotype
Growth
Longevity
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred A
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Inbred Strains
Species Specificity

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