Rapamycin fed late in life extends lifespan in genetically heterogeneous mice.
Harrison DE, Strong R, Sharp ZD, Nelson JF, Astle CM, Flurkey K, Nadon NL, Wilkinson JE, Frenkel K, Carter CS, Pahor M, Javors MA, Fernandez E, Miller RA.
Harrison DE, et al.
Nature. 2009 Jul 16;460(7253):392-5. doi: 10.1038/nature08221. Epub 2009 Jul 8.
Nature. 2009.
PMID: 19587680
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Here we report that rapamycin, an inhibitor of the mTOR pathway, extends median and maximal lifespan of both male and female mice when fed beginning at 600 days of age. ...Rapamycin may extend lifespan by postponing death from cancer, by retardi …
Here we report that rapamycin, an inhibitor of the mTOR pathway, extends median and maximal lifespan of both male and f …