Oxidative Stress in Aging

Download or read book Oxidative Stress in Aging written by Satomi Miwa and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-06-17 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human aging is a complex phenomenon. This state-of-the-art book discusses the role of free radicals in aging in different animal models, as well as the relevance of free radicals on age-related diseases and pathological conditions in humans (following an introduction section of the basics and theory of free radicals). In addition, the major interventions trials of antioxidant supplements in age-related disease, cancer and so forth are reviewed and discussed.