Genes and pathways that influence longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans

Aging Mechanisms: Longevity, Metabolism, and Brain Aging

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 123-169

  Lee, Yujin ^a   An, Seon Woo A ^a   Artan, Murat ^a   Seo, Mihwa ^a   Hwang, Ara B ^a   Jeong, Dae Eun ^a   Son, Heehwa G ^a   Hwang, Wooseon ^a   Lee, Dongyeop ^a   Seo, Keunhee ^a,b   Altintas, Ozlem ^a   Park, Sangsoon ^a   Lee, Seung Jae V ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aging; Autophagy; C. elegans; Dietary restriction; Hypoxia inducible factor; Insulin IGF 1; Mitochondria; Reproductive system; Sensory neurons; Target of rapamycin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957608966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55763-0_8     Document Type: Chapter

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