Nothobranchius furzeri: A Model for Aging Research and More

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 543-552

  Platzer, Matthias ^a   Englert, Christoph ^a,b  

^a FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

diapause; genome biology; lifespan; positional gene enrichment; positive selection; sex determination

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIAPAUSE; EPIGENETICS; FISH GENETICS; FISH MODEL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOMICS; HUMAN; KILLIFISH; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NOTHOBRANCHIUS FURZERI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CHROMOSOMAL MAPPING; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GENOME; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GENOME; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MODELS, ANIMAL;

EID: 84978836000     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: 13624555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2016.06.006     Document Type: Review

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