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Towards Prolongation of the Healthy Life Span: Practical Approaches to Intervention: v. 854 (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences) - Softcover

Harman, Denham; Holliday, Robin; Meydani, Mohsen

 
9781573311090: Towards Prolongation of the Healthy Life Span: Practical Approaches to Intervention: v. 854 (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences)

Synopsis

This volume discusses the latest significant research on biological changes with age and the application of this knowledge to the problem of increasing the healthy life span. Data indicates that formation of superoxide radicals by mitochondria determines the rate of aging. This topic is discussed in order to find possible practical measures to decrease superoxide radical formation. Telomeres and the Hayflick limit are also discussed.

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