Telomeres, nutrition, and longevity: Can we really navigate our aging?

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 39-47

  Vidaček, Nikolina Škrobot ^b   Nanić, Lucia ^b   Ravlić, Sanda ^b   Sopta, Mary ^b   Gerić, Marko ^a   Gajski, Goran ^a   Garaj Vrhovac, Vera ^a   Rubelj, Ivica ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Dietary restriction; Human aging; Longevity; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; CELL AGING; EXERCISE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; TELOMERE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELLULAR SENESCENCE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TELOMERE;

EID: 85039048510     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glx082     Document Type: Article

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