Stress resistance and longevity are not directly linked to levels of enzymatic antioxidants in the ponerine ant Harpegnathos saltator.

BACKGROUND: The molecular mechanisms of variations in individual longevity are not well understood, even though longevity can be increased substantially by means of diverse experimental manipulations. One of the factors supposed to be involved in the increase of longevity is a higher stress resistan...

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Main Authors: Sebastian A Schneider, Charlotte Schrader, Anika E Wagner, Christine Boesch-Saadatmandi, Juergen Liebig, Gerald Rimbach, Thomas Roeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3029284?pdf=render