Light deprivation
2 papers6 findings
- 1 lab
- Animals2
Outcomes
3Lifespan
upin mice1upin rats1+14% to +21%
2 studies
Lifespan
upin mice1upin rats1+14% to +21%
Light deprivation extends lifespan in rats.
“Light deprivation resulted in a longer maximum life span and significant (2.1 times) drop in tumor incidence.”
Animalsfemales
Lighting effect on spontaneous tumor development in female rats
Voprosy onkologii1 Jan 2007
Light deprivation extends lifespan in mice (+21%).
“maximum life span--by 21%.”
Animalsfemales
Voprosy onkologii1 Jan 2004
Light deprivation extends lifespan in mice (+13.5%).
“Mean survival rate among experimental mice was higher by 13.5% than in control (p 0.001).”
Animalsfemales
Voprosy onkologii1 Jan 2004
Tumor
upin mice1
1 study
Tumor
upin mice1
Light deprivation increases tumor in mice (2-fold).
“number of tumor bearers under 7 months in the study group was twice that in control (p<0.05)”
Animalsfemales
Voprosy onkologii1 Jan 2004
Body mass
downin mice1
1 study
Body mass
downin mice1
Light deprivation decreases body mass in mice.
“Light deprivation was followed by inhibited intake of feed, decreased body mass”
Animalsfemales
Voprosy onkologii1 Jan 2004
Associations
1Spontaneous tumors
downin rats1
1 study
Spontaneous tumors
downin rats1
Light deprivation lowers the risk of spontaneous tumors in rats (2.1 times drop).
“Light deprivation resulted in a longer maximum life span and significant (2.1 times) drop in tumor incidence.”
Animalsfemales
Lighting effect on spontaneous tumor development in female rats
Voprosy onkologii1 Jan 2007