@inbook{b6e9a89c246049b8a6cb419a95c5770b,
title = "Protocols to study aging in Drosophila",
abstract = "The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster offers a host of advantages for studying the biology of aging: a wellunderstood biology, a wide range of genetic reagents, well-defined dietary requirements, and a relatively short life span, with a median of ~80 days and maximum ~100 days. Several phenotypes can be used to assess the aging process, but the simplest and most widely used metric is length of life. Here we describe a standard life span assay for Drosophila housed on a simple sugar/yeast diet.",
keywords = "Aging, Backcross, Diet, Drosophila melanogaster, Genetic interventions, Life span, Method, Pharmacological interventions",
author = "Piper, {Matthew D W} and Linda Partridge",
year = "2016",
month = oct,
day = "12",
doi = "10.1007/978-1-4939-6371-3_18",
language = "English",
isbn = "978149396369",
series = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
publisher = "Humana Press",
pages = "291--302",
editor = "Christian Dahmann",
booktitle = "Drosophila: Methods and Protocols",
address = "United States of America",
edition = "2",
}