Mitochondrial mutations in mammalian aging: An over-hasty about-turn?

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-174

  De Grey, Aubrey D N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AGING; CARDIOMYOPATHY; GENE MUTATION; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; MAMMAL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AGING; ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION;

MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 6344269167     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2004.7.171     Document Type: Review

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