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SUBMITTER: Yamashita Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5962611 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yamashita Yuichi Y Kawai Norie N Ueno Osamu O Matsumoto Yui Y Oohashi Tsutomu T Honda Manabu M
Scientific reports 20180521 1
We investigated the effect of acoustic environmental enrichment (EE) on the lifespans and behaviours of mice to the end of their natural lifespan in different acoustic environments. Acoustic EE induced a significantly prolonged natural lifespan (nearly 17% longer) and was associated with increased voluntary movements. However, no correlation between lifespan and voluntary movements was detected, suggesting that increased voluntary movements are not a primary cause of lifespan prolongation. Analy ...[more]