Cats, "Rats," and Bats: The comparative biology of aging in the 21st century

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 783-792

  Austad, Steven N ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BAT; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENERGY METABOLISM; LONGEVITY; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CATS; CHIROPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENERGY METABOLISM; LONGEVITY; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY, COMPARATIVE; RATS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79952127458     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icq131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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