Health Correlates of Extended Longevity in Captive Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta).

ABSTRACT: Captive primates maintained at accredited institutions can live extraordinarily long lives and, as a result, are useful models for understanding the physiology of aging. Many institutions monitor primate health using serum chemistry panels and complete blood counts (CBCs), assays that capture organ and immune function and provide rich data for retrospective research. In this study, we compiled results from 169 serum chemistry panels and 168 CBCs collected between 2011 and 2022 at the Duke Lemur Center from 60 ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta), aged between 9 months and 32.8 years. Our dataset included 20 individuals who were 15 years or older, 10 of whom were 20 years or older. We found patterns consistent with gradual, age-related change in biomarkers associated with pancreas, kidney, and

SUBMITTER: Mustill RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12696616 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature