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Run-on of germline apoptosis promotes gonad senescence in C. elegans.
Oncotarget - 28 Jun 2016
de la Guardia Yila, Gilliat Ann F, Hellberg Josephine, Rennert Peter, Cabreiro Filipe, Gems David
Abstract excerpt
Aging (senescence) includes causal mechanisms (etiologies) of late-life disease, which remain poorly understood. According to the recently proposed hyperfunction theory, based on the older theory of antagonistic pleiotropy, senescent pathologies can arise from futile, post-reproductive run-on of processes that in early life promote fitness. Here we apply this idea to investigate the etiology of senescent...
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