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High-glucose diets have sex-specific effects on aging in C. elegans: toxic to hermaphrodites but beneficial to males

Diet and sex are important determinants of lifespan. In humans, high sugar diets, obesity, and type 2 diabetes correlate with decreased lifespan, and females generally live longer than males. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a classical model for aging studies, and has also proven useful for c...

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Autores principales: Liggett, Marjorie R., Hoy, Michael J., Mastroianni, Michae, Mondoux, Michelle A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals LLC 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4505165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26143626