FOXO in aging: Did evolutionary diversification of FOXO function distract it from prolonging life?

BioEssays

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1101-1110

  Schaible, Ralf ^a   Sussman, Meir ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Demography; Lifespan; Longevity; Uncoupling

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXO;

AGING; ARTICLE; CELL RENEWAL; DEMOGRAPHY; EUKARYOTE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

EUKARYOTA; HYDRA;

AGING; DEMOGRAPHY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; UNCOUPLING;

AGING; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY;

EID: 84887622359     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201300078     Document Type: Article

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