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Reliability and variability of sleep and activity as biomarkers of ageing in Drosophila.
Biogerontology - 1 Oct 2012
Koudounas Sofocles, Green Edward W, Clancy David
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There are currently no reliable biomarkers of ageing. A biomarker should indicate biological age, that is, the amount of an animal's total lifespan it has lived and, therefore, the amount of time it has remaining. Some potential biomarkers cannot be validated as their measurement involves harm or death of the animal, such that its ultimate lifespan cannot be determined. A non-destructive biomarker would allow us...
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