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Effect of a standardised dietary restriction protocol on multiple laboratory strains of Drosophila melanogaster.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2009
Grandison Richard C, Wong Richard, Bass Timothy M, Partridge Linda, Piper Matthew D W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Outcomes of lifespan studies in model organisms are particularly susceptible to variations in technical procedures. This is especially true of dietary restriction, which is implemented in many different ways among laboratories. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study, we have examined the effect of laboratory stock maintenance, genotype differences and microbial infection on the ability of dietary...
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