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Long-Lived αMUPA Mice Show Reduced Sexual Dimorphism in Lifespan, and in Energy and Circadian Homeostasis-Related Parameters.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Apr 2016
Steckler Rafi, Shabtay-Yanai Ateret, Pinsky Mariel, Rauch Maayan, Tamir Snait, Gutman Roee
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Female αMUPA (alpha murine urokinase-like plasminogen activator) transgenic mice show increased lifespan, reduced body weight and food intake, and high-amplitude circadian rhythms with an endogenous period length (tau) of 24h, versus their wild types (WT) showing a 23.7-h tau. Our goal was to cha...
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