Caenorhabditis elegans battling starvation stress: low levels of ethanol prolong lifespan in L1 larvae.

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans arrests development at the first larval stage if food is not present upon hatching. Larvae in this stage provide an excellent model for studying stress responses during development. We found that supplementing starved larvae with ethanol markedly extends their lif...

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Main Authors: Paola V Castro, Shilpi Khare, Brian D Young, Steven G Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3261173?pdf=render