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Nematode ageing: Putting metabolic theories to the test.
Current biology : CB - 26 Aug 1999
Gems D
Abstract excerpt
The increased life span caused by certain mutations in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been interpreted in terms of two metabolic theories of ageing: the oxidative damage theory and the rate of living theory. New findings support the former, but not the latter interpretation.
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