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A Super-Aged Microminipig Model for the Development of Health Foods for the Elderly: A Pilot Study on the Administration of Sweet Potato Petiole and Leaf Powder
2025-08-05
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<h4>Background: </h4> /Objectives: To develop an animal model to evaluate efficacy and safety of health foods and drugs in elderly humans, we established the world’s first animal model of super-aged microminipigs (MMPs), aged 8–13 years. Here, we tested a polyphenol-rich bait using this aged preclinical model without sacrificing the animals. <h4>Methods:</h4> A diet rich in polyphenols, containing sweet potato pet...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 1f797a6d-0773-5d21-aef7-67a3960ba4ef
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202508.0346.v1
