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Corresponding Author(s)

易翠平（1973—），女，长沙理工大学教授，博士。E-mail:109823769@qq.com

Abstract

As an ideal model organism, Caenorhabditis elegans has been increasingly used in the evaluation of the nutritional function of food. Compared with other models such as cells and mice, C. elegans have the advantages of small size, short lifespan, high genetic homology with humans, easy observation of research results, and large batch culture in the laboratory. Therefore, the article summarizes the research methods, potential mechanisms and research progress of C. elegans in food nutritional function such as anti-obesity, antioxidant and anti-aging. In order to provide a reference for new methods in the evaluation of food nutrition function.

Publication Date

1-30-2024

First Page

197

Last Page

203

DOI

10.13652/j.spjx.1003.5788.2022.60165

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