Annual fishes of the genus Nothobranchius as a model system for aging research.

doi:10.1111/j.1474-9726.2005.00165.x

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Annual fishes of the genus Nothobranchius as a model system for aging research.

Aging cell - 1 Oct 2005

Genade Tyrone, Benedetti Mauro, Terzibasi Eva, Roncaglia Paola, Valenzano Dario Riccardo, Cattaneo Antonino, Cellerino Alessandro

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Aging research in vertebrates is hampered by the lack of short-lived models. Annual fishes of the genus Nothobranchius live in East African seasonal ponds. Their life expectancy in the wild is limited by the duration of the wet season and their lifespan in captivity is also short. Nothobranchius are popular aquarium fishes and many different species are kept as captive strains, providing rich material for...

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Aging
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Animals, Laboratory
Biological Evolution
Biomarkers
Cyprinodontiformes
Female
Life Expectancy
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Phenotype
Sequence Alignment
Survival Rate

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PMID: 16164422
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2005.00165.x

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