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MECHANISMS OF AGEING AND DEVELOPMENT
Volume 213, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2023.111827
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Ageing; C; elegans; Frailty; Reproduction; Senescence; Somatic tissues
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The introduction of C. elegans by Sydney Brenner has greatly advanced biological research, especially in the study of development and ageing. Its unique properties have made it a valuable model organism for investigating ageing-related human disorders. This review aims to summarize the important morphological and functional changes during normal aging in C. elegans.
Since its introduction by Sydney Brenner, Caenorhabditis elegans has become a widely studied organism. Given its highly significant properties, including transparency, short lifespan, self-fertilization, high reproductive yield and ease in manipulation and genetic modifications, the nematode has contributed to the elucidation of several fundamental aspects of biology, such as development and ageing. Moreover, it has been extensively used as a platform for the modelling of ageing-associated human disorders, especially those related to neurodegeneration. The use of C. elegans for such purposes requires, and at the same time promotes the investigation of its normal ageing process. In this review we aim to summarize the major organismal alterations during normal worm ageing, in terms of morphology and functionality.
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