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Nathan Heffernan

Duke University

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Pharmacology & ToxicologyBMC BiologyPeer-reviewedNov 10, 2023

Chronic high-sugar diet in adulthood protects Caenorhabditis elegans from 6-OHDA induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration

Katherine S. Morton, Jessica H. Hartman, Nathan Heffernan…·Joel N. Meyer

This study shows that chronic high-sugar diets in adult C. elegans protect against 6-OHDA-induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration without altering baseline energy metabolism.

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