Measurement of lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 71, 2013, Pages

  Linford, Nancy J ^a   Bilgir, Ceyda ^a   Ro, Jennifer ^a   Pletcher, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Anatomy; Animal model; Cellular biology; Developmental biology; Drosophila; Drosophila melanogaster; Entomology; Fruit fly; Issue 71; Lifespan; Longevity; Molecular biology; Mortality; Physiology

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; LONGEVITY; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84995280096     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/50068     Document Type: Article

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