Decreasing oxidative stress and retarding the aging process [electronic resource] / Borut Poljsak.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Aging issues, health and financial alternatives seriesPublication details: New York : Nova Biomedical Books, c2010.Description: viii, 210 p. : ill. (some col.)Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 616.3/9 22
LOC classification:
  • RB170 .P65 2010eb
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Contents:
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.
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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.

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