Expression of Pink1 with α-synuclein in the dopaminergic neurons of Drosophila leads to increases in both lifespan and healthspan

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1497-1502

  Todd, A M ^a   Staveley, B E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

A synuclein; Drosophila; Healthspan; Longevity; Pink1; TH Gal4

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN;

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN GENE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DROSOPHILA; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHSPAN; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PTEN INDUCED PUTATIVE KINASE 1 GENE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84930486348     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2012.May.21.6     Document Type: Article

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