Timing mechanism and effective activation energy concerned with aging and lifespan in the long-lived and thermosensory mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans.

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The lifespans of many poikilothermic animals, including the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, depend significantly on environmental temperature. Using long-living, thermosensory mutants of C. elegans, we tested whether the temperature dependency of the mean lifespan is compatible with the Arrhenius equation, which typically represents one of the chemical reaction rate theories. The temperature dependency of C....

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