Decreasing oxidative stress and retarding the aging process
Poljsak, Borut.
Decreasing oxidative stress and retarding the aging process [electronic resource] / Borut Poljsak. - New York : Nova Biomedical Books, c2010. - viii, 210 p. : ill. (some col.). - Aging issues, health and financial alternatives . - Aging issues, health and financial alternatives series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to the aging process -- Description of the problem -- Metabolic rate and life span -- The evolutionary reasons for not perfecting the prevention of free radical formation -- Methods to decrease oxidative stress and retard the aging process -- How do methods claiming to decrease oxidative stress compare with studies on long-lived populations? -- Methodology for detection of oxidative state in biological systems.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Oxidative stress.
Aging--Physiological aspects.
Antioxidants--Physiological effect.
Electronic books.
RB170 / .P65 2010eb
616.3/9
Decreasing oxidative stress and retarding the aging process [electronic resource] / Borut Poljsak. - New York : Nova Biomedical Books, c2010. - viii, 210 p. : ill. (some col.). - Aging issues, health and financial alternatives . - Aging issues, health and financial alternatives series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to the aging process -- Description of the problem -- Metabolic rate and life span -- The evolutionary reasons for not perfecting the prevention of free radical formation -- Methods to decrease oxidative stress and retard the aging process -- How do methods claiming to decrease oxidative stress compare with studies on long-lived populations? -- Methodology for detection of oxidative state in biological systems.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Oxidative stress.
Aging--Physiological aspects.
Antioxidants--Physiological effect.
Electronic books.
RB170 / .P65 2010eb
616.3/9