The free-radical damage theory: Accumulating evidence against a simple link of oxidative stress to ageing and lifespan

BioEssays

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 255-259

  Speakman, John R ^a   Selman, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Free radicals; Life histories; Lifespan; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEATH; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXCISION REPAIR; FREE RADICAL DAMAGE THEORY; GENE DELETION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LIFE HISTORY; LIFESPAN; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLIC RATE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RATE OF LIVING THEORY; REVIEW; THEORY;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; DNA DAMAGE; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIPID METABOLISM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEINS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

MUS; PROTEUS ANGUINUS; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 79952659906     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201000132     Document Type: Review

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