Regulation of Drosophila life-span: Effect of genetic background, sex, mating and social status

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 546-553

  Iliadi, Konstantin G ^a   Iliadi, Natalia N ^a   Boulianne, Gabrielle L ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Drosophila melanogaster; Environmental factors; Genetic factors; Longevity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC SCREENING; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MATING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LONGEVITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 67650617697     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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