Extension of Drosophila lifespan by overexpression of human SOD1 in motorneurons

Nature Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-174

  Parkes, Tony L ^a   Elia, Andrew J ^b,c   Dickinson, Dale ^a   Hilliker, Arthur J ^a   Phillips, John P ^a   Boulianne, Gabrielle L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGING; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSFECTION;

INSECTA;

EID: 0031864164     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/534     Document Type: Article

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