The Effects of Cold Exposure on Oxygen Consumption in Wild Mus Musculus, Peromyscus Leucopus, and 25 Crossbred Strains of Laboratory Mice
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Authors
Tiefenthal, Carol A.
Issue Date
1979
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
A cold exposure study was done as part of a larger longevity
study on mice. This study involved twenty-five cross bred strains
of laboratory mice plus Mus musculus, the house mouse, and Peromyscus
leucopus, the white-footed mouse. The hypothesis was that lifespan
decreases as metabolic rate (or oxygen consumption) increases. It
was found that by artificially stimulating the crossbred strains, an
overall decrease in lifespan resulted. Because or insufficient data
for metabolism measurements in older aged Mus and Peromyscus, only the
following general conclusions can be made at this time. Mus showed no
great decrease in lifespan, although its metabolic rate was increased.
Peromyscus showed both a reduction of lifespan and an increase in metabolic
rate.
Description
iv, 15 p.
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Publisher
Kalamazoo College
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