Pituitary neoplasm

1. Pituitary neoplasm shortens lifespan in mice.

   “Life expectancy was markedly reduced by mammary and pulmonary adenocarcinoma, and by tumors of the hypophysis.”

   Animalsfemales

   Spontaneous tumors and lifespan of female NMRI mice of the outbred stock Sut:NMRT during a lifetime study

   Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology·1 Jan 1984

1. Caloric restriction lowers the risk of pituitary neoplasm in rats.

   “testicular interstitial cell tumors, and pituitary neoplasms was decreased while the latency of these neoplasms was increased.”

   Animals

   Survival, body weight, and spontaneous neoplasms in ad Libitum-fed and food-restricted Fischer-344 rats

   Toxicologic pathology·1 Jan 1994

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