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SUBMITTER: Fedina TY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3515564 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fedina Tatyana Y TY Kuo Tsung-Han TH Dreisewerd Klaus K Dierick Herman A HA Yew Joanne Y JY Pletcher Scott D SD
PloS one 20121205 12
Dietary composition is known to have profound effects on many aspects of animal physiology, including lifespan, general health, and reproductive potential. We have previously shown that aging and insulin signaling significantly influence the composition and sexual attractiveness of Drosophila melanogaster female cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs), some of which are known to be sex pheromones. Because diet is intimately linked to aging and to the activity of nutrient-sensing pathways, we asked how die ...[more]