The gerontogenes age-1 and daf-2 determine metabolic rate potential in aging Caenorhabditis elegans

FASEB Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 13, 1995, Pages 1355-1361

  Vanfleteren, Jacques R ^a   De Vreese, Annemie ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

aging; longevity; metabolic rate potential

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CATALASE; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; ISOCITRATE LYASE; MALATE SYNTHASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; LIFESPAN; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0028803718     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.9.13.7557026     Document Type: Article

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