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Human Longevity: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Bioenergetics, Molecular Biology, and Evolution

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Human Longevity: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Bioenergetics, Molecular Biology, and Evolution - Valentine, Raymond C, and Valentine, David L
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Human cells are protected from the ravages of aging by defensive systems including novel mechanisms against membrane oxidation introduced in this book. The book proposes a unified concept in which aging cells faced with declining energy production by mitochondria and the relatively high cost of protecting membranes against oxidation are triggered by energy stress to activate programmed cellular death. It includes case histories illustrating the duality of polyunsaturated membranes in aging and longevity. It also explains ...

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Human Longevity: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Bioenergetics, Molecular Biology, and Evolution 2014, CRC Press, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9781466594869

Hardcover