Biology of longevity: Role of the innate immune system

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 143-148

  Candore, Giuseppina ^a   Colonna Romano, Giuseppina ^a   Balistreri, Carmela Rita ^a   Di Carlo, Daniele ^a   Grimaldi, Maria Paola ^a   Listì, Florinda ^a   Nuzzo, Domenico ^a   Vasto, Sonya ^a   Lio, Domenico ^a   Caruso, Calogero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATHEROGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTHOOD; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; LONGEVITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 33646070234     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2006.9.143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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