Mitochondrial free radical theory of aging: Who moved my premise?

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 740-749

  Liu, Ye ^a   Long, Jiangang ^a   Liu, Jiankang ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging; Peroxisome; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; FREE RADICAL; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

BIOACCUMULATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LONGEVITY; MITOCHONDRIAL FREE RADICAL THEORY OF AGING; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXISOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; THEORY; AGED; AGING; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGING; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84931826419     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12296     Document Type: Review

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