Amino-acid imbalance explains extension of lifespan by dietary restriction in Drosophila

Nature

Volumn 462, Issue 7276, 2009, Pages 1061-1064

  Grandison, Richard C ^a   Piper, Matthew D W ^a   Partridge, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; INSULIN; METHIONINE; SOMATOMEDIN;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID; FECUNDITY; FLY; LONGEVITY; MAMMAL; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DROSOPHILA; FEEDING; FERTILITY; LIFE EXTENSION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; DIET; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; INSULIN; LONGEVITY; METHIONINE; OVIPOSITION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 72949117234     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08619     Document Type: Article

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