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Adult-specific over-expression of the Drosophila genes magu and hebe increases life span and modulates late-age female fecundity.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Feb 2009
Li Yishi, Tower John
Abstract excerpt
During Drosophila aging mortality rate increases exponentially and progeny production per animal declines dramatically, correlating with decreased number and division of somatic and germ-line stem cells in the gonads. To search for genes that might promote both longevity and fecundity, a P elemen...
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