## Abstract A critical role of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage has been hypothesized in both aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Much of the evidence has been correlative, but recent evidence has shown that the accumulation of mitochondrial DNA mutations accelerates normal aging, l
Melatonin in aging and neurodegeneration
β Scribed by Egemen Savaskan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0272-4391
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