The old worm turns more slowly

Thomas B. L. Kirkwood () and Caleb E. Finch ()
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Thomas B. L. Kirkwood: Institute for Ageing and Health, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle General Hospital
Caleb E. Finch: Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California

Nature, 2002, vol. 419, issue 6909, 794-795

Abstract: Detailed studies of cellular changes in ageing nematode worms show that they, like humans, suffer progressive muscle deterioration. Randomness of cell damage is another shared hallmark of the ageing process.

Date: 2002
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