Manipulation of Ovarian Function Significantly Influenced Sarcopenia in Postreproductive-Age Mice

Previously, transplantation of ovaries from young cycling mice into old postreproductive-age mice increased life span. We anticipated that the same factors that increased life span could also influence health span. Female CBA/J mice received new (60 d) ovaries at 12 and 17 months of age and were eva...

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Main Authors: Rhett L. Peterson, Kate C. Parkinson, Jeffrey B. Mason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4570842