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. 2013 May 6;12(11):1785–1790. doi: 10.4161/cc.24879

Table 4. Parameters of the lifespan and tumorigenesis in female 129/Sv mice exposed to various light regimens.

  Light regimen  
Parameters LD LL Ratio
Number of mice 46 46  
Mean lifespan (LS), days 763 ± 21.8 701 ± 20.7a −8.1%
Median 795 722 −9.2%
Mean LS of last 10% survivors 967 ± 10.2 867 ± 11.0b −10.3%
Maximum lifespan, days 997 902 −9.5%
Aging rate (α), days−3 7.97 (6.74; 8.23) 9.39 a (8.83; 10.9) +1.2 times
MRDT, days 87 (84; 103) 74a (63; 79) −1.2 times
The age of the 1st tumor detection, days 500 442  
Effective number of mice 45 43  
Number of tumor-bearing mice 37 (86.7%) 35 (81.4%)  
Number of fatal tumor-bearing mice 31 (68.9%) 23 (53.5%)  
Mean LS of tumor-bearing mice, days 800 ± 20.6 745 ± 17. 4a −6.9%
Localization and type of tumors
Uterus:      
hemangioma 6 12 p = 0.065
sarcoma 30 20 p = 0.079
Malignant lymphoma 1 2  
Lung:      
adenoma - 2  
adenocarcinoma 1 1  
Stomach: adenocarcinoma 1 -  
Bladder: papilloma - 1  

The difference with the control of the LL: ap < 0.05; bp < 0.001.