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Autofluorescence as a measure of senescence in C. elegans: look to red, not blue or green

In C. elegans, intestinal autofluorescence (sometimes referred to as lipofuscin or “age pigment”) accumulates with age and is often used as a marker of health or the rate of aging. We show that this autofluorescent material is spectrally heterogeneous, and that materials that fluoresce under differe...

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Autores principales: Pincus, Zachary, Mazer, Travis C., Slack, Frank J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals LLC 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4931842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27070172
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/aging.100936

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