The ecological stress theory of aging and hormesis: An energetic evolutionary model

Biogerontology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-242

  Parsons, Peter A ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Ecological stress; Energetic efficiency; Evolution; Genetic variability; Hormesis; Mortality rate decline; Oxidative stress; Radiation hormesis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; DNA; FREE RADICAL; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AGING; CLIMATE; DESICCATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HORMESIS; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; METABOLIC RATE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SHIELD; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; THEORY;

AGING; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 34248137007     PISSN: 13895729     EISSN: 15736768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10522-007-9080-z     Document Type: Review

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