Introduction: Lifespans and Pathologies Present at Death in Laboratory Animals

摘要: This initial chapter introduces those that follow with a summary of the life spans and end pathologies several species are included in later chapters. It is not presented as complete coverage, but rather background for what follows, gathered from literature personal information. Included here information on yeast Saccharomyces cervisiae, round worms Caenorhabditis. elegans, fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, mice, rats, dogs, primates, some bats birds. The following chapters will compare findings their specific area coverage which such data available.