The catalase -262C/T promoter polymorphism and aging phenotypes

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 886-889

  Christiansen, Lene ^a,b   Petersen, Hans Christian ^a   Bathum, Lise ^a,b   Frederiksen, Henrik ^a   McGue, Matt ^c   Christensen, Kaare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CYTOSINE; THYMINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALLELE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DENMARK; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTECTION; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 5644291807     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/59.9.b886     Document Type: Article

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