Differences in locomotor activity across the lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 621-631

  Fernandez J R ^a   Grant, M D ^a   Tulli, N M ^a   Karkowski, L M ^a,b   McClearn, G E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Behavior; Inbred strains; Lifespan; Locomotor activity; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; LIFESPAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; DICEROS BICORNIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER; PANTHERA LEO; RHINOCEROS;

EID: 0344562922     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(99)00040-6     Document Type: Article

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