Movement as an index of vitality: comparing wild type and the age-1 mutant of Caenorhabditis elegans.

doi:10.1093/gerona/50a.5.b254

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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 nematod...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Caenorhabditis elegans
Habituation, Psychophysiologic
Longevity
Movement
Mutation
Reproducibility of Results

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