The effects of lifelong ubiquinone Q10 supplementation on the Q9 and Q10 tissue concentrations end life span of male rats and mice

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 727-737

  Lönnrot, Kimmo ^a   Holm, Päivi ^a   Lagerstedt, Anssi ^a   Huhtala, Heini ^b   Alho, Hannu ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aging; Mice; Rat; Tissue concentration; Ubiquinone

Indexed keywords

UBIDECARENONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIFESPAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0345019850     PISSN: 10399712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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