Franziska Pohl

1 month ago | biorxiv.org | Franziska Pohl |Brian Egan |Daniel Schneider |Matthew Mosley

AbstractSodium is an essential nutrient, but it can be toxic in excess. In humans, excessive ingestion of dietary sodium is a prevalent cause of high blood pressure, which contributes to age-related diseases including stroke and heart disease. To elucidate how sodium levels influence animal aging, we used C. elegans, a powerful model system to study development and aging. Most experiments on this animal are conducted in standard culture conditions: Nematode Growth Medium (NGM) agar with a lawn of E.