Heart fatty acid unsaturation and lipid peroxidation, and aging rate, are lower in the canary and the parakeet than in the mouse

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-49

  Pamplona, R ^a   Portero Otin M ^a   Riba, D ^a   Ledo, F ^b   Gredilla, R ^b   Herrero, A ^b   Barja, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Birds; Fatty acids; Lipid peroxidation; Longevity; Unsaturation

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CANARY; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; HEART; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; ARATINGA; AVES; COLUMBA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032937547     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03399636     Document Type: Article

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