Hprt mutant frequency

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Caloric restriction

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  1. Caloric restriction decreases Hprt mutant frequency in rats.

    “The mutant frequency in the BLM-treated rats was higher in AL males (P=0.001), and AL females (P=0.0174) than in their calorie-restricted counterparts.”

    Animalsbleomycin-treated40% calorie restrictionspleen4 weeks post drug treatmentmales

    Attenuation of bleomycin-induced Hprt mutant frequency in female and male rats by calorie restriction

    Mutation researchNov 29, 1999

  2. Caloric restriction decreases Hprt mutant frequency.

    “Dietary restriction, which prolongs life span, results in slowed accumulation of HPRT mutants in mice.”

    Reviewin mice

    Somatic mutation and aging

    Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesNov 20, 1998

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