Caenorhabditis elegans as a Useful Model for Studying Aging Mutations

The Caenorhabditis elegans genome possesses homologs of about two-thirds of all human disease genes. Based on its physiological aging characteristics and superiority, the use of C. elegans as a model system for studies on aging, age-related diseases, mechanisms of longevity, and drug screening has b...

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Main Authors: Siwen Zhang, Fei Li, Tong Zhou, Guixia Wang, Zhuo Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.554994/full

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