Mitochondrial ROS metabolism: 10 Years later

Biochemistry (Moscow)

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 517-531

  Andreyev, A Y ^a   Kushnareva, Y E ^b   Murphy, A N ^a   Starkov, A A ^c  

^a San Diego   (United States)

^b LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (United States)

^c FEIL FAMILY BRAIN AND MIND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

dihydroorotate dehydrogenase; mitochondria; oxidative stress; p66shc; reactive oxygen species; ROS scavenging; succinate dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84928993541     PISSN: 00062979     EISSN: 16083040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0006297915050028     Document Type: Review

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