Deleterious consequences of antioxidant supplementation on lifespan in a wild-derived mammal

Biology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Selman, Colin ^a,d   McLaren, Jane S ^a,e   Collins, Andrew R ^b,f   Duthie, Garry G ^b   Speakman, John R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ageing; Longevity; Oxidative damage; Vitamin c; Vitamin e; Vole

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; AGING; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; LONGEVITY; OXIDATION; RODENT; VITAMIN; WILD POPULATION;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; MUS;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; ARVICOLINAE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; COLD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; AGING; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; VOLE;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARVICOLINAE; ASCORBIC ACID; BASAL METABOLISM; COLD TEMPERATURE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

AGEING; LONGEVITY; OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; VITAMIN C; VITAMIN E; VOLE;

EID: 84880796530     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0432     Document Type: Article

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