Duarte, Luiza C.Speakman, John R.2015-01-202015-01-202014-12Duarte, L C & Speakman, J R 2014, 'Low resting metabolic rate is associated with greater lifespan because of a confounding effect of body fatness', Age, vol. 36, 9731. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-014-9731-30161-9152http://hdl.handle.net/2164/4184Acknowledgments: This work was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) grant BB/C516228/1 to J.R.S. We thank Jackie Duncan and Sarah Johnston for helping with DNA protocol assays and Lobke Vaanholt for helping with antioxidant enzyme protocols. We are grateful to the staff of the animal house for the care of our animals and to Paula Redman and Peter Thomson who provided technical support for the DLW assays. Open Access: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.724749engmetabolic ratelifespanbody compositionfat massoxidative damagemiceQH301 BiologyBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)BB/C516228/1QH301Journal article10.1007/s11357-014-9731-336