Theoretical paper: Exploring overlooked natural mitochondria-rejuvenative intervention: The puzzle of bowhead whales and naked mole rats

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 543-559

  Prokopov, Arkadi F ^a  

^a Physician for Integrative Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

BOWHEAD WHALE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GERM LINE; MAMMAL; MITOCHONDRION; MOLE RAT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REJUVENATION; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TISSUE REPAIR;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; CALORIC RESTRICTION; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; LONGEVITY; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLE RATS; NEOPLASMS; WHALES;

BALAENIDAE; HETEROCEPHALUS GLABER; MAMMALIA;

EID: 37549023382     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2007.0546     Document Type: Review

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