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Influence of Chronic Exposure to Simulated Shift Work on Disease and Longevity in Disease-Prone Inbred Mice.
Comparative medicine - 1 Mar 2017
Toth Linda A, Trammell Rita A, Liberati Teresa, Verhulst Steve, Hart Marcia L, Moskowitz Jacob E, Franklin Craig
Abstract excerpt
Shift work (SW) is viewed as a risk factor for the development of many serious health conditions, yet prospective studies that document such risks are rare. The current study addressed this void by testing the hypothesis that long-term exposure to repeated diurnal phase shifts, mimicking SW, will accelerate disease onset or death in inbred mice with genetic risk of developing cancer, diabetes, or autoimmune...
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