title: Changes in free amino acid level due to physical and chemical agents in ageing Drosophila.
abstract: The effects of gamma rays and caffeine on total free amino acids were assessed in unirradiated and irradiated ageing Drosophila. As age advances, there is a rise in the quantity of free amino acids in untreated males and females. Gamma rays and caffeine strongly reduce the level of free amino acids in both the sexes.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000528:radiation effects; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D002110:Caffeine