L-carnitine supplementation and physical exercise restore age-associated decline in some mitochondrial functions in the rat

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1027-1033

  Bernard, Arnaud ^a   Rigault, Caroline ^a   Mazue, Frédéric ^a   Le Borgne, Françoise ^a   Demarquoy, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; L carnitine; Muscle; Rat

Indexed keywords

CARNIPURE; CARNITINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL FAT; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXERCISE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 55949126670     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.10.1027     Document Type: Article

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