Thermotolerance of a long-lived mutant of Caenorhabditis elegans.

doi:10.1093/geronj/49.6.b270

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Thermotolerance of a long-lived mutant of Caenorhabditis elegans.

Journal of gerontology - 1 Nov 1994

Lithgow G J, White T M, Hinerfeld D A, Johnson T E

Abstract excerpt

Age-synchronous cohorts of Caenorhabditis elegans were grown at 20 degrees C, then stressed at 30 degrees C or 35 degrees C. Intrinsic thermotolerance of wild type and age-1 mutant strains was assessed by measuring either progeny production or survival. In addition to increased life span (Age), m...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans
Fertility
Hot Temperature
Infertility
Longevity
Mutation
Ovum
Stress, Physiological
Time Factors

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