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Selection for maximum longevity in mice.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Jan 2000
Harrison D E, Roderick T H
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In both mice and men, during the adult life span, aging causes an exponential increase in vulnerability to almost all pathologies. Thus, aging is a serious public health problem. Altering the basic mechanisms that control normal aging would be a powerful approach to reduce damage from aging processes, so research identifying these mechanisms is of vital importance. Because life spans are determined by the first...
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