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Structural Correlates of Aging in Drosophila: Relevance to the Cell Differentiation, Rate-of-Living and Free Radical Theories of Aging

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Because of the technical advantages associated with its small size and well known genetics, Drosophila is an excellent model for gerontological research. Further, since the Drosophila imago only contains fixed postmitotic cells, it is very suitable for study of the intricate relationships between cell differentiation and aging. Indeed, as noted elsewhere (Miquel and Fleming 1984), the cyto-logical homogeneity of the fruit fly is a great advantage for the elucidation of the fundamental mechanisms of aging, which are very hard to pinpoint in the complex mammalian tissues.

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  1. C. Marques de Campo, no. 66, Denia (Alicante), Spain

    J. Miquel

  2. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA

    D. E. Philpott

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  1. Institut für Biologie I (Zoologie), Universität Freiburg, Albertstraße 21 a, D-7800, Freiburg, Germany

    Klaus-Günter Collatz

  2. Department of Biology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 75275, USA

    Rajindar S. Sohal

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Miquel, J., Philpott, D.E. (1986). Structural Correlates of Aging in Drosophila: Relevance to the Cell Differentiation, Rate-of-Living and Free Radical Theories of Aging. In: Collatz, KG., Sohal, R.S. (eds) Insect Aging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70853-4_9

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