Oxygen-dependent perturbation of life span and aging rate in the nematode.

doi:10.1093/geronj/48.2.b57

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Oxygen-dependent perturbation of life span and aging rate in the nematode.

Journal of gerontology - 1 Mar 1993

Honda S, Ishii N, Suzuki K, Matsuo M

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The effects of atmospheric oxygen on the life span and aging rate of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans were examined. The mean and maximum life spans of both the wild type and mev-1(kn1) mutant, whose cytoplasmic superoxide dismutase activity level is about half of the wild type, were increased...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans
Death
Environmental Exposure
Longevity
Mutation
Oxygen
Regression Analysis
Time Factors

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