Aging is a specific biological function rather than the result of a disorder in complex living systems: Biochemical evidence in support of weismann's hypothesis

Biochemistry (Moscow)

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1191-1195

  Skulachev, V P ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aging; Apoptosis; Heat shock proteins; Mitochondria; Superoxide; Telomerase; Telomere

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TELOMERASE;

AGING; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DEATH; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TELOMERE;

AGING; ANIMALS; DEATH; DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REPRODUCTION; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 0031266238     PISSN: 00062979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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