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Longitudinal study design and mortality curves. (A) Study design. Initial group of 30 males and groups of 30 females and 16 males added in 1994. Hash marks represent deaths. (B) Age-related mortality. Animals that died from non-age-related causes are excluded. (C) All-cause mortality. These curves depict data for animals which died from any cause.
