Endothelial nitric oxide synthase, vascular integrity and human exceptional longevity
Aging is the sum of the deleterious changes that occur as time goes by. It is the main risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, and aging of the vasculature is the event that most often impacts on the health of elderly people. The “free-radical theory of aging” was proposed to expl...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538508/ |