Hibernation and Longevity in the Turkish Hamster Mesocricetus brandti
- 8 May 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 212 (4495), 668-670
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7221552
Abstract
A positive correlation was found between the length of life of 288 Turkish hamsters and the amount of time spent in hibernation, suggesting that the process of aging is slowed during hibernation.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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