Vg. Bezlepkin et al., THE PROLONGATION OF SURVIVAL IN MICE BY DIETARY ANTIOXIDANTS DEPENDS ON THEIR AGE BY THE START OF FEEDING THIS DIET, Mechanism of ageing and development, 92(2-3), 1996, pp. 227-234
The effect of daily dietary supplements of an antioxidant mixture (AM)
consisting of beta carotene, alpha tocopherol, ascorbic acid, rutin,
selenium, and zinc on the survival of male C57BL/6 mice starting at 2,
9, 16, and 23 months of age was investigated. The survival of mice gi
ven AM starting at 2 and 9 months of age was found to increase signifi
cantly (from 86 to 108 days) compared to the control. The times, of 50
, 90, and 100% mortality in mice given AM starting at 2 and 9 months o
f age increased by 16-9.5% compared to the control, whereas in mice gi
ven AM, starting at 16 and 23 months of age, no effect was observed. (
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