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Long-lived Temnothorax ant queens switch from investment in immunity to antioxidant production with age

Senescence is manifested by an increase in molecular damage and a deterioration of biological functions with age. In most organisms, body maintenance is traded-off with reproduction. This negative relationship between longevity and fecundity is also evident on the molecular level. Exempt from this n...

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Autores principales: Negroni, Matteo Antoine, Foitzik, Susanne, Feldmeyer, Barbara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6514213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31086243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43796-1