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Desiccation

Exposure

2 papers1 finding

MeSH

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funder: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
  • Model organisms1

Outcomes

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Lifespan

downin flies1

1 study

  1. Desiccation decreases lifespan in flies (2.5 times).

    “This desiccation treatment decreased dramatically (2.5 times, in average) lifespan in treated flies as compared to control flies.”

    Model organisms1.5 h desiccation episodes1.5 h

    Lifespan after desiccation stress is genetically variable and partially associated to head traits in a set of recombinant lines in Drosophila melanogaster

    Journal of insect physiology24 Sep 2025

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