Abstract

This project is attempting to determine whether caloric modification of the diets of Rhesus and squirrel monkeys can affect aging rate as assessed by various physiological, biochemical and behavioral indices.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Intramural Research (Z01)
Project #
1Z01AG000304-05
Application #
3802257
Study Section
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
1991
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
National Institute on Aging
Department
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City
State
Country
United States
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  Publications

Ottinger, Mary Ann; Mobarak, Mohammed; Abdelnabi, Mahmoud et al. (2005) Effects of calorie restriction on reproductive and adrenal systems in Japanese quail: are responses similar to mammals, particularly primates? Mech Ageing Dev 126:967-75
Mattison, Julie A; Black, Angela; Huck, Jennifer et al. (2005) Age-related decline in caloric intake and motivation for food in rhesus monkeys. Neurobiol Aging 26:1117-27
Smucny, D A; Allison, D B; Ingram, D K et al. (2004) Changes in blood chemistry and hematology variables during aging in captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). J Med Primatol 30:161-173, 2001. J Med Primatol 33:48-54
De Cabo, R; Cabello, R; Rios, M et al. (2004) Calorie restriction attenuates age-related alterations in the plasma membrane antioxidant system in rat liver. Exp Gerontol 39:297-304
Ingram, Donald K; Anson, R Michael; de Cabo, Rafael et al. (2004) Development of calorie restriction mimetics as a prolongevity strategy. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1019:412-23
Urbanski, H F; Downs, J L; Garyfallou, V T et al. (2004) Effect of caloric restriction on the 24-hour plasma DHEAS and cortisol profiles of young and old male rhesus macaques. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1019:443-7
Torre 3rd, Peter; Mattison, Julie A; Fowler, Cynthia G et al. (2004) Assessment of auditory function in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta): effects of age and calorie restriction. Neurobiol Aging 25:945-54
Roth, George S; Mattison, Julie A; Ottinger, Mary Ann et al. (2004) Aging in rhesus monkeys: relevance to human health interventions. Science 305:1423-6
Lane, Mark A; de Cabo, Rafael; Mattison, Julie et al. (2004) The Roy Walford legacy: diet restriction from molecules to mice to monkeys to man and onto mimetics. Exp Gerontol 39:897-902
Matochik, John A; Chefer, Svetlana I; Lane, Mark A et al. (2004) Age-related decline in striatal volume in rhesus monkeys: assessment of long-term calorie restriction. Neurobiol Aging 25:193-200

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