Genetics of aging in Drosophila

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 577-585

  Rose, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Molecular genetics; Physiology; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGING; DROSOPHILA; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

AGING; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION;

EID: 0032844101     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(99)00042-X     Document Type: Short Survey

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