Molecular biology of aging

Cell

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 291-302

  Johnson, F Brad ^a   Sinclair, David A ^a   Guarente, Leonard ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELOMERE;

EID: 0033593550     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80567-X     Document Type: Review

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