Mitochondrial deficiency: A double-edged sword for aging and neurodegeneration

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue NOV, 2012, Pages

  Troulinaki, Kostoula ^a   Bano, Daniele ^a  

^a GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Insulin IGF 1; Mitochondria; Neurodegeneration; Oxidative stress; TOR

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84876078981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2012.00244     Document Type: Review

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