Roy Walford and the immunologic theory of aging

Immunity and Ageing

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Effros, Rita B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Immunity; Immunosenescence; Walford

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; DNA;

ACHIEVEMENT; AGING; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIVISION; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL POPULATION; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA REPAIR; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFESPAN; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THEORY;

EID: 33845231412     PISSN: 17424933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4933-2-7     Document Type: Review

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