Global aging and the brain

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages S65-S69

  Kirkwood, Thomas B L ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain aging; Longevity; Mental capital; Neurodegeneration; Senescence

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; CALORIC RESTRICTION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; NATURAL SELECTION; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RNA PROCESSING; SELF ESTEEM; SENESCENCE; TELOMERE; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 78649402004     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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