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Hormesis and aging in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Oct 2006
Cypser James R, Tedesco Pat, Johnson Thomas E
Abstract excerpt
Hormesis has emerged as an important manipulation for the study of aging. Although hormesis is manifested in manifold combinations of stress and model organism, the mechanisms of hormesis are only partly understood. The increased stress resistance and extended survival caused by hormesis can be manipulated to further our understanding of the roles of intrinsic and induced stress resistance in aging. Genes of the...
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