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Age-Related Deterioration of Mitochondrial Function in the Intestine.
Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity - 1 Jan 2020
Schneider Anna M, Özsoy Mihriban, Zimmermann Franz A, Feichtinger René G, Mayr Johannes A, Kofler Barbara, Sperl Wolfgang, Weghuber Daniel, Mörwald Katharina
Abstract excerpt
Aging is an important and inevitable biological process in human life, associated with the onset of chronic disease and death. The mechanisms behind aging remain unclear. However, changes in mitochondrial function and structure, including reduced activity of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and increased production of reactive oxygen species-thus oxidative damage-are believed to play a major role. Mitochondria...
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