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Autore |
Valentine Raymond C |
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Titolo |
Human Longevity |
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ISBN |
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0-429-16877-2 |
1-4665-9487-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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MED008000SCI049000TEC012000 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Aging - Genetic aspects |
Mitochondria |
Oxidative stress |
Omega-3 fatty acids - Health aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter 5: Remarkable Longevity of Queens of Social Insects Likely Involves Dietary Manipulation to Minimize Levels of Polyunsaturates and Decrease Membrane PeroxidationChapter 6: Membrane Peroxidation Hypothesis Helps Explain Longevity in Birds, Rodents, and Whales; Chapter 7: Did Longevity Help Humans Become Super Humans?; Chapter 8: Mitochondrial Diseases and Aging Have Much in Common; Chapter 9: Revised Mitochondrial Hypothesis of Aging Highlights Energy Deficiency Caused by Errors of Replication (Mutations) of mtDNA; Chapter 10: Benefits of Polyunsaturated Mitochondrial Membranes |
Chapter 16: Uncoupling Proteins (UCPs) of Mitochondria Purposely Waste Energy to Prevent Membrane DamageChapter 17: Mitochondrial Fission Protects against Oxidative Stress by Minting a Continuous Supply of Cardiolipin and Other Polyunsaturated Phospholipids; Chapter 18: Mitophagy Eliminates Toxic Mitochondria; Chapter 19: Longevity Genes Likely Protect Membranes; Chapter 20: Aging as a Cardiolipin Disease That Can Be Treated; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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More than 7 billion people inhabit the earth and all of them are subject to aging. This book is aimed at persons interested in a molecular explanation of how our cells age. Human Longevity: Omega-3 Fatty |
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