Cellular metabolism and oxidative stress as a possible determinant for longevity in small breed and large breed dogs.

Among species, larger animals tend to live longer than smaller ones, however, the opposite seems to be true for dogs-smaller dogs tend to live significantly longer than larger dogs across all breeds. We were interested in the mechanism that may allow for small breeds to age more slowly compared with...

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Main Authors: Ana Gabriela Jimenez, Josh Winward, Ursula Beattie, William Cipolli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5918822?pdf=render