On the enigma of carnosine's anti-ageing actions

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 237-242

  Hipkiss, Alan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Anti convulsants; Carnosine; Chaperone; Glycation; Initiation; Methylglyoxal; Proteolysis

Indexed keywords

CARNOSINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; RESVERATROL;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGING; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GLYCATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

MUS; NEMATODA; RODENTIA;

EID: 62349135363     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2008.11.001     Document Type: Note

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