The gene cluster hypothesis of aging and longevity

Biogerontology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-66

  Barja, Gustavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Disease; Genes; Longevity; Maximum life span

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; DIET RESTRICTION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGING; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

EID: 38049013392     PISSN: 13895729     EISSN: 15736768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10522-007-9115-5     Document Type: Article

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