... experiments in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster that may contribute to understanding this complicated association. On the other hand, other experiments have focused on age-related sleep changes. Sleep quantity and quality tend to decrease with age, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In young...

...H.H. Fukui; S.D. Pletcher; J.W. Curtsinger Baret and Lints [Gerontology 1993;39:252–259] have questioned the interpretation of artificial selection experiments for increased longevity in Drosophila. They suggest that such experiments cannot demonstrate the genetic determination of longevity...

...F.A. Lints; M. Bourgois; A. Delalieux; J. Stoll; C.V. Lints A survey of all the papers relating to life span in Drosophila melanogaster published in Experimental Gerontology from its origin in 1964 to 1981 shows that, contrary to a common belief, the mean life span of females exceeds that of males...

...Harold R. Massie; T.R. Williams; V.R. Aiello Dietary cadmium chloride at concentrations of 1 × 10 –– 4 M or greater shorten the life span of Drosophila melanogaster by as much as 74%. The chelator, CDTA, inhibits the normal age-related cadmium accumulation in whole flies and also improves...

...Tomoko Sato; Teruo Miyazawa; Masaki Kobayashi; Hideyuki Furukawa; Humio Inaba Spontaneous photon emission (chemiluminescence, CL) as a monitor of free radical evolution in Drosophila melanogaster which had been maintained at 25 or 30°C for 5 days after emergence was measured. When maintained at 30...

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...Harold R. Massie; Trevor R. Williams; Valerie R. Aiello No significant differences were found in either mitochondrial or total superoxide dismutase activity levels in two different wild-type strains of Drosophila melanogaster whose life spans differed by 40%. The strains used were Oregon R...

...Harold R. Massie; Trevor R. Williams There was little or no improvement in the median survival times of Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies when fed high concentrations of the singlet oxygen quenchers , β- carotene and l,4-diazabicyclo(2.2.2)octane. Singlet oxygen was presumably generated...

...F.A. Lints; J. Stoll; G. Gruwez; C.V. Lints Eight generations of selection towards a higher longevity were made in a wild strain of Drosophila melanogaster . Two control lines were also observed. Absolutely no response to selection was obtained whilst a major increase in longevity occurred between...

...Harold R. Massie; Trevor R. Williams; Valerie R. Aiello The life span of Drosophila melanogaster was reduced when copper compounds were fed at concentrations of 1 × 10 -3 M or greater. Feeding lower concentrations of copper compounds failed to significantly change life span. A combination of copper...

...Harold R. Massie; Trevor R. Williams; Valerie R. Aiello Aluminum concentrations in the whole organism increased during development and aging of Drosophila melanogaster . The amount of aluminum in the flies was also reflected by the dietary content of aluminum. Additional dietary aluminum...

...A.N. Bozcuk Some experimental results of Drosophila studies concerning ageing and the Orgel hypothesis are reviewed. In the light of existing data, it is concluded that the mechanism proposed by Orgel’s hypothesis cannot be an important cause of ageing in Drosophila . 26 04 1976 3 4 2009...