| Literature DB >> 15619468 |
Angela L Ridgel1, Roy E Ritzmann.
Abstract
Locomotor deficits frequently accompany aging in animals. These deficits are often caused by degeneration in the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Insects are an excellent model for age-related behavior studies because they are short-lived and have a reduced nervous system with fewer cells than vertebrates. Furthermore, they are highly mobile and display a complex set of locomotor behaviors. This review presents research that has examined age-related locomotor deficits in insects and discusses the value of these studies to understand aging processes in all animals.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15619468 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2004.08.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ageing Res Rev ISSN: 1568-1637 Impact factor: 10.895