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Genetic and environmental factors regulating the expression of an extended longevity phenotype in a long lived strain ofDrosophila

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, 48202, Detroit, MI, USA

    Robert Arking & Steven P. Dudas

  2. Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, 48202, Detroit, MI, USA

    Robert Arking

  3. Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA

    George T. Baker III

  4. Shock Aging Research Foundation, 20905, Silver Spring, MD, USA

    George T. Baker III

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Arking, R., Dudas, S.P. & Baker, G.T. Genetic and environmental factors regulating the expression of an extended longevity phenotype in a long lived strain ofDrosophila . Genetica 91, 127–142 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01435993

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