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Genetic differences and longevity-related phenotypes influence lifespan and lifespan variation in a sex-specific manner in mice.
Aging cell - 1 Nov 2020
Yuan Rong, Musters C J M, Zhu Yun, Evans Tracy R, Sun Yujie, Chesler Elissa J, Peters Luanne L, Harrison David E, Bartke Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies of human longevity found two interesting features, robust advantage of female lifespan and consistent reduction of lifespan variation. To help understand the genetic aspects of these phenomena, the current study examined sex differences and variation of longevity using previously published mouse data sets including data on lifespan, age of puberty, and circulating insulin-like growth...
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