Lifespan extension of Drosophila melanogaster through hormesis by repeated mild heat stress

Biogerontology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 149-156

  Hercus, Miriam J ^a   Loeschcke, Volker ^a   Rattan, Suresh I S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aging; Fecundity; Fitness; Hormesis; Hsp70; Longevity; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

ADAPTATION; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEAT STRESS; HORMESIS; LETHALITY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; LONGEVITY; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 0038826959     PISSN: 13895729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024197806855     Document Type: Article

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