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Long-lived Temnothorax ant queens switch from investment in immunity to antioxidant production with age

Senescence is manifested by an increase in molecular damage and a deterioration of biological functions with age. In most organisms, body maintenance is traded-off with reproduction. This negative relationship between longevity and fecundity is also evident on the molecular level. Exempt from this n...

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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Negroni, Matteo Antoine, Foitzik, Susanne, Feldmeyer, Barbara
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6514213/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31086243
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43796-1
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