Decreased mitochondrial RNA levels without accumulation of mitochondrial DNA deletions in aging Drosophila melanogaster

Mutation Research - Mutation Research Genomics

Volumn 382, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 99-107

  Schwarze, Steven R ^a   Weindruch, Richard ^b   Aiken, Judd M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA deletion; Drosophila aging; Electron transport system; Mitochondrial DNA; Mitochondrial RNA; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA;

AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; RNA; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0032078622     PISSN: 13835726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5726(97)00013-7     Document Type: Article

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