Analysing variation in Drosophila aging across independent experimental studies: A meta-analysis of survival data

Aging Cell

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 917-922

  Ziehm, Matthias ^a   Piper, Matthew D ^b   Thornton, Janet M ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Bioinformatics; Demography; Drosophila; Meta analysis; Survival data

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GAL4;

AGING; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA STRAIN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENETIC STRAIN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE EXTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGING; BIOINFORMATICS; DEMOGRAPHY; DROSOPHILA; META-ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL DATA;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84883812519     PISSN: 14749718     EISSN: 14749726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acel.12123     Document Type: Article

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