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Excessive folate synthesis limits lifespan in the C. elegans: E. coli aging model
BACKGROUND: Gut microbes influence animal health and thus, are potential targets for interventions that slow aging. Live E. coli provides the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans with vital micronutrients, such as folates that cannot be synthesized by animals. However, the microbe also limits C. ele...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3583181/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22849329 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-10-67 |