Theories of ageing

IUBMB Life

Volumn 59, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 249-254

  Viña, Jose ^a,d   Borrás, Consuelo ^b   Miquel, Jaime ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALENCIA SAN VICENTE MÁRTIR   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Free radicals; Longevity; Oxidative stress; Senescence

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; DIET RESTRICTION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 34248549251     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216540601178067     Document Type: Conference Paper

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