Table 1.
Life span of C. elegans strains after UV irradiation
| 0 J/m2 | 50 J/m2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strains | Mean ± SD (days) | Maximum (days) | Repeated experiment (total worms) | Mean ± SD (days) | Maximum (days) | Repeated experiment (total worms) |
| age-1 (hx546) fer-15(b26) | 34.0 ± 1.4 | 43 | 4(48) | 30.5 ± 1.5 | 38 | 4(48) |
| age-1 (hx546) | 33.0 ± 1.6 | 41 | 3(36) | 26.5 ± 1.5 | 31 | 3(36) |
| daf-2(e1370) | 36.0 ± 2.2 | 50 | 4(48) | 29.0 ± 0.9 | 45 | 4(48) |
| daf-2;daf-16 | 17.5 ± 1.1 | 22 | 3(36) | 11.0 ± 0.8 | 18 | 3(36) |
| daf-16(m26) | 17.5 ± 0.8 | 24 | 6(60) | 13.0 ± 1.3 | 19 | 6(60) |
| Wild-type N2 | 20.7 ± 0.8 | 26 | 5(60) | 13.0 ± 0.8 | 21 | 5(60) |