Mitochondrial polymorphisms associated with differential longevity do not impact lifetime-reproductive success

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 225-227

  Castrì, Loredana ^a   Madrigal, Lorena ^b   Melendez Obando, Mauricio ^c   Villegas Palma, Ramon ^c   Barrantes, Ramiro ^d   Raventos, Henriette ^d   Pereira, Reynaldo ^d   Luiselli, Donata ^a   Pettener, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Academia Costarricense de Ciencias Genealógicas   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; PEDIGREE; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

COSTA RICA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; HAPLOTYPES; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 79851469778     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21112     Document Type: Article

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