Mitochondrial influence on aging rate in Caenorhabditis elegans

Aging Cell

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-34

  Anson, R Michael ^a   Hansford, Richard G ^a  

^a St George's University   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Aging; C. elegans; Coenzyme Q; Longevity; Mitochondria; Ubiquinone

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCIN A1; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UBIQUINONE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; CLK 1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; CLK-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS;

AGING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL FUNCTION; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS; TISSUE REPAIR; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA DAMAGE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; DNA DAMAGE; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; UBIQUINONE;

EID: 5444247439     PISSN: 14749718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9728.2003.00077.x     Document Type: Review

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