Understanding the Process of Aging
Subtitle: the Roles of Mitochondria, Free Radicals, and Antioxidants (Antioxidants in Health and Disease, 8)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: January 15, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780824717230
Subjects: Genetics (non-medical); Human growth & development; Infectious & contagious diseases; Medical microbiology & virology; Physiological aspects; Mitochondrial DNA; Science/Mathematics; Aging (Biology); Cytology; Science; Medical / Nursing; Pathophysiology; Pathology; Mitochondrial pathology; Nutrition; Medical / Nutrition; Life Sciences - Cytology; Aging; Free radicals (Chemistry)
First sentence: A series of organelles isolated from mammalian organs and other aerobic eukaryotic cells have been described as sources of superoxide radical anion (O2) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2).