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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.