Robert Wessells

Summary

Affiliation: University of Michigan
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi d4eBP acts downstream of both dTOR and dFoxo to modulate cardiac functional aging in Drosophila
    Robert Wessells
    Department of Internal Medicine Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    Aging Cell 8:542-52. 2009
  2. ncbi Exercise-training in young Drosophila melanogaster reduces age-related decline in mobility and cardiac performance
    Nicole Piazza
    Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    PLoS ONE 4:e5886. 2009
  3. ncbi Multiple measures of functionality exhibit progressive decline in a parallel, stochastic fashion in Drosophila Sod2 null mutants
    Nicole Piazza
    Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan Medical School, BSRB, Ann Arbor, 48109, USA
    Biogerontology 10:637-48. 2009
  4. ncbi dFatp regulates nutrient distribution and long-term physiology in Drosophila
    Alyson Sujkowski
    Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    Aging Cell 11:921-32. 2012

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Publications4

  1. ncbi d4eBP acts downstream of both dTOR and dFoxo to modulate cardiac functional aging in Drosophila
    Robert Wessells
    Department of Internal Medicine Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    Aging Cell 8:542-52. 2009
    ..Thus, elevating d4eBP activity in cardiac tissue represents an effective organ-specific means for slowing or reversing cardiac functional changes brought about by normal aging...
  2. ncbi Exercise-training in young Drosophila melanogaster reduces age-related decline in mobility and cardiac performance
    Nicole Piazza
    Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    PLoS ONE 4:e5886. 2009
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  3. ncbi Multiple measures of functionality exhibit progressive decline in a parallel, stochastic fashion in Drosophila Sod2 null mutants
    Nicole Piazza
    Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan Medical School, BSRB, Ann Arbor, 48109, USA
    Biogerontology 10:637-48. 2009
    ..These findings support a model where ROS-related damage strikes at multiple organ systems in parallel, rather than a "chain of dominos" model, in which primary organ failure contributes to the deterioration of further organ systems...
  4. ncbi dFatp regulates nutrient distribution and long-term physiology in Drosophila
    Alyson Sujkowski
    Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    Aging Cell 11:921-32. 2012
    ..These findings also highlight the importance of varying exercise conditions in assessing aging functions of model organisms...