Longevity, cellular senescence and the gut microbiome: lessons to be learned from crocodiles
Crocodiles are flourishing large-bodied ectotherms in a world dominated by endotherms. They survived the Cretaceous extinction event, that eradicated the dinosaurs who are thought to be their ancestral hosts. Crocodiles reside in polluted environments; and often inhabit water which contains heavy me...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-12-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021026979 |