Metabolism and longevity: Is there a role for membrane fatty acids?

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 808-817

  Hulbert, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

AGING; ANIMAL; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CELL MEMBRANE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

APIS MELLIFERA; AVES; HOMO SAPIENS; MAMMALIA; MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 78651491365     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icq007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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