This innovative reference explores a wide selection of topics associated with aging, providing a solid understanding of the significance and molecular basis of the aging process and charting the course of future research in the area.
Stresses the interplay of mitochondria, mitochondrial DNA, oxidants, and antioxidants!
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Understanding the Process of Aging
The Roles of Mitochondria: Free Radicals, and Antioxidants
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Understanding the Process of Aging
The Roles of Mitochondria: Free Radicals, and Antioxidants
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Series Introduction
- Preface
- Contents
- Contributors
- 1. The Mitochondrial Production of Oxygen Radicals and Cellular Aging
- 2. Walking a Tightrope: The Balance Between Mitochondrial Generation and Scavenging of Superoxide Anion
- 3. The Biochemistry of Nitric Oxide and Peroxynitrite: Implications for Mitochondrial Function
- 4. Oxygen-Dependent Regulation of Biological Functions by Nitric Oxide
- 5. Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Mitochondria and Age-Associated Pathophysiology: A Reality Check
- 6. Functional Roles of Ubiquinone
- 7. Mitochondrial Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species and Oxidative Damage During Aging: Roles of Coenzyme Q and Tocopherol
- 8. Mitochondria and Aging: The Mouse’s Tale
- 9. Mitochondria and Apoptosis
- 10. Role of Mitochondria in Oxidative Stress Associated with Aging and Apoptosis: Studies in Intact Cells
- 11. The Role of Iron and Mitochondria in Aging
- 12. The Mitochondrial-Lysosomal Axis Theory of Cellular Aging
- 13. Quantitative Analysis of Mutations of Mitochondrial DNA During Human Aging
- 14. Oxidative Damage and Fragility of Mitochondrial DNA
- 15. Mitochondria in Cellular Aging and Degeneration
- 16. Mitochondrial Alteration in Aging and Inflammation: A Possible Site of Action of Nitrone-Based Free Radical Traps
- 17. Muscle Mitochondrial Transmembrane Processes in Mitochondriocytopathies
- Index
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