Article
Frailty Quantified by the "Valencia Score" as a Potential Predictor of Lifespan in Mice.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 11 Sept 2018
Martinez de Toda Irene, Garrido Antonio, Vida Carmen, Gomez-Cabrera Mari Carmen, Viña Jose, De la Fuente Monica
Abstract excerpt
The development of frailty scores suitable for mice and which resemble those used in the clinical scenario is of great importance to understand human frailty. The aim of the study was to determine an individual frailty score for each mouse at different ages and analyze the association between the frailty score and its lifespan. For this purpose, the "Valencia Score" for frailty was used. Thus, a longitudinal...
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