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7227409

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-7-23
pubmed:abstractText
The statistical characteristics of body weight in a number of longitudinally studied mouse populations were examined. Frequency distribution of body weights appears to be rather "fluid" (though within a strict range), changing from symmetric to positively skewed to symmetric and finally to negatively skewed as the mice pass through the stages of early maturity, middle age, and senescence. Because body weight is a highly integrated physiological variable, it is postulated that various diets which affect survivorship would affect body weight frequency distribution similarly. The data from studies with an antioxidant diet and two toxic diets support this hypothesis. In general, the effects on body weight can be assessed in a relatively short time (6-9 months) after initiation of the experiment and 4-6 months before the effect of the experimental diet is manifested in the population's survivorship, thus offering an analytical tool for considerable shortening of the duration of such studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0361-073X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
417-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Usefulness of stochastic analysis of body weight as a tool in experimental aging research.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article