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Additional Assay C. elegans

Lifespan / Healthspan Behavioral Metrics

Caenorhabditis elegans

Behavioral test for Caenorhabditis elegans — Days of motile lifespan, body bend decline with age, touch response preservation

C. elegans — Lifespan / Healthspan Behavioral Metrics

Key Parameters

Days of motile lifespan, body bend decline with age, touch response preservation

Citations for Lifespan / Healthspan Behavioral Metrics

  1. Huang C, Xiong C, Bhatt DK. (2004). Measurements of age-related changes of physiological processes that predict lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 101(21), 8084-8089. PMID: 15141086

Hardware for C. elegans Research

Worm Tracking Camera System

Automated locomotion and behavior

Chemotaxis Assay Plates

Olfactory and gustatory assays

Thermal Gradient Plate

Thermotaxis

Thrashing Assay Chamber

Neuromuscular function in liquid

Touch Stimulation Probe

Mechanosensation

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