A relationship between thermotolerance and longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 6-10

  Walker, Glenda A ^a   Walker, David W ^a   Lithgow, Gordon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; C. elegans; Life span; Stress resistance; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

AGING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE MUTATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; STRESS;

EID: 0031784011     PISSN: 10870024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jidsymp.1998.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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