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Long-lived termite kings and queens activate telomerase in somatic organs
Kings and queens of termites, like queens of other advanced eusocial insects, are endowed with admirable longevity, which dramatically exceeds the life expectancies of their non-reproducing nest-mates and related solitary insects. In the quest to find the mechanisms underlying the longevity of termi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8059557/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33878922 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0511 |