Enhance Regeneration and Calorie Restriction (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Enhance Regeneration and Calorie Restriction

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When mice were allowed to eat without limit and were then exposed to radiation, their intestinal cells' (in red) regeneration was limited (left). Mice fed a calorie-restricted diet showed a greatly enhanced regenerative capacity in their intestinal tissue (right).

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