TGF-ß Sma/Mab Signaling Mutations Uncouple Reproductive Aging from Somatic Aging
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TGF-ß Sma/Mab Signaling Mutations Uncouple Reproductive Aging from Somatic Aging
Female reproductive cessation is one of the earliest age-related declines humans experience, occurring in mid-adulthood. Similarly, Caenorhabditis elegans' reproductive span is short relative to its total life span, with reproduction ceasing about a third into its 15-20 day adulthood. All of the known mutations and treatments that extend C. elegans' reproductive period also regulate longevity, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Genetics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1553-7404
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000789