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The phenotype of aging in the dog: how aging impacts the health and well-being of dogs and their caregivers.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - 15 Apr 2022
McKenzie Brennen A, Chen Frances, LaCroix-Fralish Michael L
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Aging is the single most important cause of disease, disability, and death in adult dogs. Contrary to the common view of aging as a mysterious and inevitable natural event, it is more usefully understood as a set of complex but comprehensible biological processes that are highly conserved across species. Although the phenotypic expression of these processes is variable, there are consistent patterns both within...
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