Selective alteration of DNA fragmentation and caspase activity in the spinal cord of aged rats and effect of dietary restriction

Brain Research

Volumn 992, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 137-141

  Monti, Barbara ^a   Contestabile, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caloric restriction; Caspase 1; Caspase 3; DNA fragmentation; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; DNA FRAGMENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIFESPAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0242384606     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)03456-5     Document Type: Article

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