Comments to paper by S. Rattan: Applying hormesis in aging research and therapy - A perspective from evolutionary biology

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 305-308

  Loeschcke, V ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Associations between traits; Environmental stress resistance; Fitness; Genetic correlations; Longevity

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

AGING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; DNA REPAIR; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; ELDERLY CARE; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; FITNESS; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; HORMESIS; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STRESS; SURVIVAL; THEORY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 20644446060     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032701701548106     Document Type: Article

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