Metabolism and aging in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 587-596

  Van Voorhies, Wayne A ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Caenorhabditis elegans; Free radical; Longevity; Metabolic rate; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

AGING; BODY SIZE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; METABOLIC INHIBITION; METABOLIC RATE; METABOLISM; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES COMPARISON; SURVIVAL;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0036710502     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(02)00965-6     Document Type: Article

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