Measurements of age-related changes of physiological processes that predict lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans
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Measurements of age-related changes of physiological processes that predict lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans.
Aging is characterized by progressive, degenerative changes in many tissues. To elucidate the relationships among degenerative changes in Caenorhabditis elegans, we developed methods to measure age-related changes quantitatively and analyzed correlations among these changes by using a longitudinal study. The age-related declines of pharyngeal pumping and body movement were positively correlated...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400848101