Genes, mitochondria and aging in filamentous fungi

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 425-442

  Osiewacz, Heinz D ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Filamentous fungi; Mitochondria; Molecular damage; Oxidative stress; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; FUNGAL DNA;

AGING; CELL ORGANELLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUKARYOTE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; HEREDITY; HETEROTROPHY; LIFESPAN; METABOLIC INHIBITION; MICROORGANISM; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRION; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PODOSPORA; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; CELL AGING; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

CELL AGING; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FUNGI; GENES, FUNGAL; MITOCHONDRIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036596451     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1568-1637(02)00010-7     Document Type: Review

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