ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] The group of enzymes known as TOR (for 'target of rapamycin') kinases regulates cell growth and proliferation in response to nutrients and hormone-dependent mitogenic signals. Here we show that TOR deficiency in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans more than doubles its natural lifespan. This ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/426620a