Contribution of invertebrate models to aging and longevity studies

This paper summarizes pros and cons of the invertebrate models involved in aging and longevity. The worm Caenorhabditis elegans and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster are the two models that have given the major contributions on this topic. Furthermore, we also discuss the possible contribution o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: E Ottaviani, C Franceschi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2012-06-01
Series:Invertebrate Survival Journal
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Online Access:http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ265.pdf