mortality/aging
• average lifespan is 118 (an 18% increase compared with wild-type)
|
homeostasis/metabolism
N |
• mice exhibit normal serum levels of glucose, triglycerides and fatty acids
|
• in mice fed high-fat diet
|
• in the light and dark phases
|
• in the light and dark phases
|
• slower glucose clearance following bolus injection of glucose in young mice
• however, older mice exhibit metabolism glucose quickly
|
• faster glucose clearance following insulin injection in young mice
|
adipose tissue
• in the abdominal cavity
|
• with unaltered numbers
|
• reduced insulin-stimulated long chain fatty acid uptake
|
growth/size/body
• in female and male mice beginning at 8 to 10 weeks
|
• in mice fed high-fat diet
|
cellular