Neuronal aging: Learning from C. elegans

Journal of Molecular Signaling

Volumn 8, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Chen, Chun Hao ^a   Chen, Yen Chih ^a   Jiang, Hao Ching ^a   Chen, Chung Kuan ^a   Pan, Chun Liang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging; C. elegans; Insulin signaling; Neural activity; Neurons

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; INSULIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SOMATOMEDIN RECEPTOR; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TAU PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DAF 16; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FKHRL1;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL AGING; CYTOLOGY; GENE; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84889820930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17502187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-2187-8-14     Document Type: Review

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