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The relationship between fertility and lifespan in humans
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Evolutionary theories of aging predict a trade-off between fertility and lifespan, where increased lifespan comes at the cost of reduced fertility. Support for this prediction has been obtained from various sources. However, which genes underlie this relationship is unknown. To assess it, we first analyzed the association of fertility with age at menarche and menopause
Details
- Database :
- OAIster
- Notes :
- Age vol. 33 no. 4, pp. 615-622, English
- Publication Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Accession number :
- edsoai.ocn957103158
- Document Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007.s11357-010-9202-4