Increase in Drosophila melanogaster longevity due to rasayana diet: Preliminary results

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 114-119

  Priyadarshini, S ^a   Ashadevi, J S ^b   Nagarjun, V ^c   Prasanna, K S ^d  

^a Government Ayurveda Medical College   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Maharani's Science College for Women   (India)

Author keywords

Ayurveda; D. melanogaster; longevity; rasayana

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE MUTATION; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

EID: 79952939052     PISSN: 09759476     EISSN: 09762809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-9476.65085     Document Type: Article

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