Article
Movement as an index of vitality: comparing wild type and the age-1 mutant of Caenorhabditis elegans.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Sept 1995
Duhon S A, Johnson T E
Abstract excerpt
We have asked whether the mutant form of the age-1 gene, which lengthens the life span of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans up to 70%, also affects the ability to move during this extended period of life. Both age-1 mutants and wild-type controls display a linear loss of movement as the nematodes age. age-1 mutant strains moved faster early in life when compared with non-Age strains and continued low rates of...
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