Aging: Prospects for further increases in the functional life span

AGE

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 119-146

  Harman, Denham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; FREE RADICAL;

AGING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DEATH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MITOCHONDRION; REVIEW; SENILE DEMENTIA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0028606516     PISSN: 01619152     EISSN: 15744647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02435819     Document Type: Article

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