The spe-10 mutant has longer life and increased stress resistance

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 503-512

  Cypser, James R ^a   Johnson, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Caenorhabditis elegans; Gerontogene; Heat; Nematode; Reactive oxidants; Senescence; Thermotolerance; UV

Indexed keywords

PARAQUAT;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILITY; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; LIFESPAN; MUTANT; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; STRESS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FERTILITY; GENES, HELMINTH; HEAT; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HERBICIDES; LONGEVITY; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAQUAT; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0033429669     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(99)00085-8     Document Type: Article

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