X-Message-Number: 27855
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:03:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug Skrecky <>
Subject: 223'rd update on fly longevity experiments

     This is the 223'rd update of my fly longevity experiments. Average
 temperature was 23.4 C during this run. Estimated maximal longevity using
 the formula (363 - T*11.2) is 100 days.
     Calcium lactate has been touted as having a greater bioavailability
 than many other forms of calcium. Here I test whether the threshold of
 toxicity for calcium lactate was lower than for calcium citrate.
     It was.

 Run #223                      Percent Survival on Day
 supplement                11 20 31 42 52 62 69 78 92 107
 ________________________________________________________
 control one               77 65 59 59 53 53 35 29  6   0
 control two               95 67 62 57 38 29 29 14  0   -
 calcium (citrate) 88 mg   96 68 55 55 41 36 23 18  9   0
   "              350 mg   55 50 50 50 41 23  9  0  -   -
 calcium (lactate) 84 mg   87 74 52 44 30 30  9  4  0   -
   "              336 mg  100 95 55 10  5  0  -  -  -   -
 lavender 1/2 tsp          94 77 71 59 47 29 12  6  0   -
   "      2 tsp           100 87 53 33 33 27 20 13  7   0
 bromocryptine 10 mg       86 57 48 48 43 24 14 14  5   0
   "           40 mg       89 56 28 28 28 28 28 11  0   -
 pregnenolone 100 mg       88 59 41 41 35 35 18 12  0   -
   "          400 mg      100 65 53 53 41 24 18 12 12   0
 thyroid 130 mg           100 69 75 63 31 31 25 13  0   -
   "     520 mg            82 68 64 64 50 41 23 14  5   0

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