Mating-dependent lifespan cost of sterol depletion in male Drosophila melanogaster @PNAS.org
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 23, June 2026.
SignificanceMale reproduction can impose substantial costs, but how these costs depend on nutrient context remains unclear. Using male fruit flies on chemically defined diets, we show that removing dietary sterols shortens lifespan in mating males, ...
