Developmental diet regulates Drosophila lifespan via lipid autotoxins
The diet consumed during development can have long-lasting effects on adult physiology. Here, the authors show that developmental undernutrition in Drosophila extends lifespan by inhibiting the production of toxic lipids, called autotoxins, on the adult body surface.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01740-9 |