Apoptosis - Programmed cell death: A role in the aging process?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1992, Pages

  Monti, Daniela ^b   Troiano, Leonarda ^b   Tropea, Franco ^b   Grassilli, Emanuela ^b   Cossarizza, Andrea ^b   Barozzi, Daniela ^b   Pelloni, Maria Claudia ^b   Tamassia, Maria Grazia ^b   Bellomo, Giorgio ^b   Franceschi, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

3 aminobenzamide; Aging; Apoptosis; Carnitine; Cell death; Oxygen free radicals; Poly(ADP ribosyl)polymerase; Zinc

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOBENZAMIDE; ANTIOXIDANT; CARNITINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; NICOTINAMIDE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; OXYGEN RADICAL; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; ZINC;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AGING; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DNA REPAIR; DOWN SYNDROME; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGING; CELL DEATH; DNA DAMAGE; FREE RADICALS; HUMAN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026665877     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/55.6.1208S     Document Type: Article

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