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[Matricide in Caenorhabditis elegans as an example of programmed death of whole animal organism: role of mitochondrial oxidative stress].
Bioorganicheskaia khimiia - 1 Jan 2000
Pestov N B, Shakhparonov M I, Kornienko T V
Abstract excerpt
Nematodes Caenorhabditis elegans is a widely used model for studying the genetic and molecular mechanisms that determine the lifespan. The choice between the two vital program strategies of adult hermaphrodite C. elegans--normal aging and matritcide (programmed death), is largely affected by the availability of food, and also depends on a variety of stresses. We decided to test the hypothesis that, in line with...
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