NematodeLifespan: Effects of Trimethadione on Lifespan in Nematodes

NematodeLifespanR Documentation

Effects of Trimethadione on Lifespan in Nematodes

Description

lifespan of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans in control and three experimental treatments of the anticonvulsant drug trimethadione.

Usage

NematodeLifespan

Format

A data frame with 200 observations on the following 2 variables.

treatment

a factor with levels: adult, larva, larva+adult, and water

lifespan

a numeric vector of lifespan

Source

inferred from Evason, K., C. Huang, I. Yamben, D.F. Covey, and K. Kornfeld. 2005. Anticonvulsant medications extend worm life-span. Science 307: 258-262.

References

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/307/5707/258

Examples


str(NematodeLifespan)


kmiddleton/abd documentation built on April 24, 2024, 12:17 p.m.