The programmed aging paradigm: How we get old

Biochemistry (Moscow)

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1004-1016

  Libertini, Giacinto ^a  

^a Biochemistry   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer; ARMD; Cell senescence; Cell turnover; Non programmed aging paradigm; Phenoptosis; Programmed aging paradigm

Indexed keywords

AGING; BONE; CELL AGING; CYTOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEART; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGING; BONE AND BONES; CELL AGING; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEART; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84910136625     PISSN: 00062979     EISSN: 16083040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0006297914100034     Document Type: Review

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