The mitochondrial free radical theory of aging

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-27

  Barja, Gustavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dietary restriction; Free radicals; Methionine restriction; Mitochondria; Reactive oxygen species production; ROS generation

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; METHIONINE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AGING; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RODENT; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; METABOLISM;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84906656463     PISSN: 18771173     EISSN: 18780814     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394625-6.00001-5     Document Type: Chapter

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