Nothobranchius as a model for anorexia of aging research: an evolutionary, anatomical, histological, immunohistochemical, and molecular study

Abstract

Our study introduces Nothobranchius rachovii as a model for anorexia of aging, giving the first bases on the gastrointestinal tract morphology and cck expression pattern. Future studies on young and elderly Notobranchius can divulge the contribution of cck in the mechanisms of anorexia associated with aging.