Evolutionary BiologyEvolution LettersPeer-reviewed
Experimentally reduced insulin/IGF-1 signalling in adulthood extends lifespan of parents and improves Darwinian fitness of their offspring
Martin I. Lind, Sanjana Ravindran, Zuzana Sekajová…·Alexei A. Maklakov
This study shows reducing insulin/IGF-1 signaling in adult C. elegans extends parental lifespan and improves offspring fitness, supporting the hyperfunction theory of aging.
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