RRC ID 11106
Author Toivonen JM, Partridge L.
Title Endocrine regulation of aging and reproduction in Drosophila.
Journal Mol Cell Endocrinol
Abstract Hormonal signals can modulate lifespan and reproductive capacity across the animal kingdom. The use of model organisms such as worms, flies and mice has been fundamentally important for aging research in the discovery of genetic alterations that can extend healthy lifespan. The effects of mutations in the insulin and insulin-like growth factor-like signaling (IIS) pathways are evolutionarily conserved in that they can increase lifespan in all three animal models. Additionally, steroids and other lipophilic signaling molecules modulate lifespan in diverse organisms. Here we shall review how major hormonal pathways in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster interact to influence reproductive capacity and aging.
Volume 299(1)
Pages 39-50
Published 2009-2-5
DOI 10.1016/j.mce.2008.07.005
PII S0303-7207(08)00283-9
PMID 18682271
MeSH Aging / physiology* Animals Biogenic Amines / physiology Drosophila / physiology* Endocrine System / physiology* Insulin / physiology Models, Animal Models, Biological Reproduction / physiology* Signal Transduction / physiology Somatomedins / physiology
IF 3.871
Times Cited 98
WOS Category ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM CELL BIOLOGY
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Drosophila