Percentages of survival following thermal stress applied at days 2^nd and 9^th of adulthood in different long-lived <i>C</i>. <i>elegans</i> mutants from the IIS pathway cultivated in the absence (controls) and presence of EC (200 μM) in the culture media.

Three independent experiments were performed. The results are presented as the mean values±SD. Statistical significance was calculated using the Chi Square Test. The differences were considered significant at *(p<0.05).