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Abstract
Stress resistance is associated with longevity in Drosophila melanogaster and other model organisms used for genetic research. The present study tests for oxidative stress resistance in one set of lines selected for late-life reproduction and extended longevity. Both females and males from the selected lines were appreciably more resistant to oxidative stress than were flies from the control lines. A relative increase in oxidative stress resistance is a correlated response to selection in this laboratory selection experiment. Increased oxidative stress resistance appears to be a relatively robust correlated response to laboratory selection for late-life reproduction and extended longevity.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10995037 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.9.b415
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci ISSN: 1079-5006 Impact factor: 6.053