S-adenosylmethionine: Simple agent of methylation and secret to aging and metabolism?

Epigenetics of Aging

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 107-131

  Loenen, Wil A M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Epigenetics; Folate; Human disease; Metabolism; Methylation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883860797     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0639-7_7     Document Type: Chapter

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