Longevity genes across species: Conservation versus evolvability

Invertebrate Survival Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 112-118

  Salvioli, S ^a,b   Tieri, P ^a   Castellani, G ^a   Capri, M ^a   Barbi, C ^a   Santoro, A ^a   Altilia, Serena ^a   Invidia, L ^a   Pierini, M ^a   Bellavista, E ^a   Monti, D ^c   Franceschi, C ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ER GenTech Laboratory   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal models; Conservation; Evolvability; Genetics of longevity

Indexed keywords

EID: 48049111984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1824307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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