The intersection of aging, longevity pathways, and learning and memory in C. elegans

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue NOV, 2012, Pages

  Stein, Geneva M ^a   Murphy, Coleen T ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Behavior; C. elegans; Insulin signaling; Learning; Longevity; Memory; Neurons

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 84876126388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2012.00259     Document Type: Article

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