is a naturally occuring mouse line that displays a phenotype of accelerated aging. While maintaining an inbred AKR/J line in the early 1970's, researchers at Kyoto University became aware that some of ...

A study published in the international journal Antioxidants suggests that l uteolin, an antioxidant found in broccoli and ...

To do so, they developed a transgenic mouse model carrying a slime mold endonuclease that ... However, ten months after the treatment, “we found a lot of aging phenotypes,” such as gray hair, muscle ...

Research Interests: Somatic Stem Cells and Aging, Genetic Mechanisms of Stem Cell Maintenance, Therapeutic Approaches to Tissue Rejuvenation, Mouse Models of Hair Graying, Melanocyte Stem Cells and ...