Effects of aging and food restriction on the antioxidant enzyme activity of rat livers

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages

  Gomi, Fujiya ^a,b   Matsuo, Mitsuyoshi ^a  

^a KONAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; MESSENGER RNA; THIOBARBITURIC ACID;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIFESPAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031780482     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53A.3.B161     Document Type: Article

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