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Regulation of lifespan in Drosophila by modulation of genes in the TOR signaling pathway

By Pankaj Kapahi, Brian M. Zid, Tony Harper, +2Show 2 more authors, Seymour Benzer
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  • TSC2
  • mTOR signalling
  • Flies

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Pankaj Kapahi, Brian M. Zid, Tony Harper, +2Show 2 more authors, Daniel Koslover, Viveca Sapin, Seymour Benzer

California Institute of Technology

Current Biology, 25 May 2004

doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2004.03.059PubMed 15186745

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