Table 1.

Group characteristics of ageing mice

	Age			P (one-way ANOVA)
	6 month (n = 14)	18 months (n = 18)	24 months (n = 14)
Age (months)	6.1±0.1	18.0±0.1	24.1±0.1
Body mass (g)	30.3±1.3	39.6±18*	36.7±1.0*	<0.001

Values are shown as mean ± SEM.

^*Significantly different from 6-month-old mice.