Sex-specific aging in flies, worms, and missing great-granddads.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.028 and PMC identifier 3988832.
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Abstract
Two recent studies identify how sex-specific pheromonal factors in flies and worms alter lifespan through metabolic pathways that are shared with mammals. Sex differences in human lifespans imply nonautonomous effects modulated by sex-specific gene-environment interactions that could still include pheromonal mechanisms.
Medical subject headings
- Aging
- Life Expectancy
- Models, Animal