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The links between hypertrophy, reproductive potential and longevity in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast.
Acta biochimica Polonica - 1 Jan 2016
Molon Mateusz, Zadrag-Tecza Renata
Abstract excerpt
The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has long been used as a model organism for studying the basic mechanisms of aging. However, the main problem with the use of this unicellular fungus is the unit of "longevity". For all organisms, lifespan is expressed in units of time, while in the case of yeast it is defined by the number of daughter cells produced. Additionally, in yeast the phenotypic effects of mutations...
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