The mitochondrial theory of aging: Insight from transgenic and knockout mouse models

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 256-260

  Jang, Youngmok C ^a,b   Remmen, Holly Van ^a,b,c  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial theory of aging; Oxidative stress; Transgenic and knockout mouse models

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; THIOREDOXIN; THIOREDOXIN 2;

AGING; CELL AGING; GENE MUTATION; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FREE RADICALS; LONGEVITY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 62349116477     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2008.12.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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