If Mice Are Maintained on Very Strict Diets with Reduced

question 37

Multiple Choice

If mice are maintained on very strict diets with reduced caloric intake, what happens to their life span as compared to littermates fed diets with normal caloric content and why? (Select all correct responses)

• A)mice live 30-40% longer
• B)mice experience a raise in body temperature
• C)mice synthesize higher concentrations of superoxide dismutase
• D)mice experience less free radical damage

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