Caloric restriction: Powerful protection for the aging heart and vasculature

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Weiss, Edward P ^a,b   Fontana, Luigi ^b,c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Cardiovascular aging; Cardiovascular disease; Inflammation; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AGING; APOPTOSIS; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HAPLORHINI; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CORONARY CIRCULATION; HEALTH; HEART; HUMANS;

EID: 80053235435     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00685.2011     Document Type: Review

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