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ReviewExperimental gerontology2011

Drosophila as a model for age-related impairment in locomotor and other behaviors.

Melanie A Jones, Mike Grotewiel

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Review in Experimental gerontology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

84 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Melanie A JonesDepartment of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23113, USA.
Mike Grotewiel

Funding

Genetics of Locomotor Senescence and Life Span in DrosophilaR01AG030376 · NIA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI GROTEWIEL, MICHAEL S. · 2009 to 2010
$596k
Genetic Dissection of Locomotor Senescence in DrosophilaR21AG024259 · NIA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI GROTEWIEL, MICHAEL S. · 2006 to 2007
$332k
Functional Senescence in DrosophilaR03AG021199 · NIA · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GROTEWIEL, MICHAEL S. · 2002 to 2002
$75k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG030376NIA NIH HHS R03 AG021199NIA NIH HHS R21 AG024259
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging is a multifaceted phenomenon that occurs in most species including humans and the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. One of the most fundamental features of aging is the progressive decline in functional capacity that occurs with age (i.e. functional senescence). Age-related declines in function undermine many aspects of normal youthful physiology including behavior. Age-related behavioral declines are quite telling because they presumably reflect primary functional defects in the nervous system or musculature. Consequently, a more detailed understanding of behavioral declines that occur with age, including mechanisms that impinge on them, could ultimately lead to improved treatment or diagnosis of age-related defects in physiological processes that depend on normal function of the nervous system or musculature. Such advances in diagnosis or treatment would translate into tremendous gains in quality of life for elderly populations. In this article, we review progress using Drosophila to better understand age-related behavioral declines with a focus on age-related locomotor impairment.

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Models, AnimalAgingAnimalsBehavior, AnimalDrosophila melanogasterLocomotion

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PMID20800672
PMCPMC3021004

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