Insulin signaling and dietary restriction differentially influence the decline of learning and memory with age.
Of all the age-related declines, memory loss is one of the most devastating. While conditions that increase longevity have been identified, the effects of these longevity-promoting factors on learning and memory are unknown. Here we show that the C. elegans Insulin/IGF-1 receptor mutant daf-2 improv...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-05-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2872642?pdf=render |