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The C. elegans lifespan assay toolkit.
Methods (San Diego, Calif.) - 1 Aug 2014
Amrit Francis Raj Gandhi, Ratnappan Ramesh, Keith Scott Alexander, Ghazi Arjumand
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Since the discovery of single gene mutations that double its lifespan, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has provided remarkable insights into the biology of aging. The precisely measurable lifespan of worms has proven to be an efficient tool to assess the impact of various genetic, physiological and environmental factors on organismal aging. In this article, we describe methods to set up and monitor...
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