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Life span of common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) at CLEA Japan breeding colony

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The life span and survival parameters of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) in a breeding colony at CLEA Japan, Inc. were investigated. The average life span of male marmosets was 148.5 ± 6.1 (mean ± SE) months of age (M), which was significantly longer (P < 0.01) than that of females (111.7 ± 6.0 M). Additionally, the male population reached 25-, 50-, 75- and 90 %-mortality at an older age than the female population. However, the maximum life span in males (259.9 M) was shorter than in females (262.5 M). The survival of females shows a relatively continuous decline; however, the male marmosets show a slight decline in survival during the first 7–9 years and then a dramatic decrease and another slight decline after 14–16 year of age in survival, i.e., a lifespan curve similar to what is observed in colonies of aging rodents and humans. The sex-associated difference in life span was caused by reproductive burden on the females. The present study reported a longer than expected life span of the marmoset, and a long-lived animal can be a powerful model for senescence and longevity sciences.

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  1. Division of Biological Resources and Development, Analytic Research Center for Experimental Science, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, 849-8501, Japan

    Kazutoshi Nishijima & Shuji Kitajima

  2. Animal Facility for Aging Research, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG), 36-3 Gengo, Morioka-cho, Obu, 474-8522, Japan

    Kazutoshi Nishijima & Shin Tanaka

  3. Primates Department, CLEA Japan, Inc., 1433, Nogawa, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, 216-0001, Japan

    Ryoichi Saitoh & Motoko Ohsato-Suzuki

  4. Division of Experimental Animals, Center for Promotion of Medical Research and Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan

    Tamio Ohno

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Kazutoshi Nishijima and Ryoichi Saitoh contributed equally to the present study.

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Nishijima, K., Saitoh, R., Tanaka, S. et al. Life span of common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) at CLEA Japan breeding colony. Biogerontology 13, 439–443 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10522-012-9388-1

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