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. 2021 May 17;8:660959. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.660959

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Copyright © 2021 Holtze, Gorshkova, Braude, Cellerino, Dammann, Hildebrandt, Hoeflich, Hoffmann, Koch, Terzibasi Tozzini, Skulachev, Skulachev and Sahm.

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Overview of the body mass to life expectancy relation of canonical and alternative models of aging research. In mammals and many other species, lifespan generally correlates with body weight; therefore, larger species are expected to live longer (compare with Table 1). Note that the canonical models of aging research are all short-lived in relation to body mass. Selected remarkable traits of some of the mentioned species are highlighted.