Biochemical and cellular mechanisms of aging and degenerative disease: Excessive, poor-quality caloric intake may deplete essential nutrients and interfere with cellular processes to produce degenerative damage

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 768-775

  Moore, Gary E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE;

AGING; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL STRUCTURE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; INCIDENCE; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; ENERGY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 40149112323     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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