Age-specific decrease in aerobic efficiency associated with increase in oxygen free radical production in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1477-1480

  Ross, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Drosophila melanogaster; Free radicals; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN RADICAL;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

ARACHNIDA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033829692     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(00)00072-X     Document Type: Article

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