Free radical theory of aging: Increasing the average life expectancy at birth and the maximum life span

Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 199-208

  Harman, Denham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; OXYGEN; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SUPEROXIDE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032693935     PISSN: 10945458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.1.1999.2.199     Document Type: Article

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