کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1993454 1064669 2014 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The C. elegans healthspan and stress-resistance assay toolkit
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The C. elegans healthspan and stress-resistance assay toolkit
چکیده انگلیسی

A wealth of knowledge on the genetic mechanisms that govern aging has emerged from the study of mutants that exhibit enhanced longevity and exceptional resilience to adverse environmental conditions. In these studies, lifespan has been an excellent proxy for establishing the rate of aging, but it is not always correlated with qualitative measures of healthy aging or ‘healthspan’. Although the attributes of healthspan have been challenging to define, they share some universal features that are increasingly being incorporated into aging studies. Here we describe methods used to determine Caenorhabditis elegans healthspan. These include assessments of tissue integrity and functionality and resistance to a variety of biotic and abiotic stressors. We have chosen to include simple, rapid assays in this collection that can be easily undertaken in any C. elegans laboratory, and can be relied on to provide a preliminary but thorough insight into the healthspan of a population.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Methods - Volume 68, Issue 3, 1 August 2014, Pages 476–486
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