TGF-beta Sma/Mab signaling mutations uncouple reproductive aging from somatic aging.

Female reproductive cessation is one of the earliest age-related declines humans experience, occurring in mid-adulthood. Similarly, Caenorhabditis elegans' reproductive span is short relative to its total life span, with reproduction ceasing about a third into its 15-20 day adulthood. All of th...

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Main Authors: Shijing Luo, Wendy M Shaw, Jasmine Ashraf, Coleen T Murphy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2791159?pdf=render