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Published in: Longevity & Healthspan 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Editorial

The role of mitochondria in longevity and healthspan

Author: Martin D Brand

Published in: Longevity & Healthspan | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

The role of mitochondria in aging and disease remains contentious more than 40 years after the mitochondrial free radical theory of aging was first proposed. As part of a wider cross-journal series on contemporary mitochondrial biology, Longevity & Healthspan presents a thematic series of four reviews that discuss the evidence for and against the modern incarnations of the theory, and examine the relevance of mitochondrial membrane phospholipid unsaturation and the interactions of mitochondria with sex hormones.
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Metadata
Title
The role of mitochondria in longevity and healthspan
Author
Martin D Brand
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Longevity & Healthspan / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 2046-2395
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-2395-3-7

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