Possible Approaches to Increase the Longevity of Experimental Animals

AbstractA statistically significant difference in the cumulative survival of Wistar rats born in different seasons has been shown: animals born in late November –early December had an average lifespan 24.8% longer, a minimum lifespan 14.3% longer, and a maximum lifespan 20.7% longer in comparison with animals born in April. Transplantation of thymus tissue into the immune privileged anterior chamber of the eye in animals born both in November and April ha s shown a geroprotective effect.
Source: Advances in Gerontology - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research