Considerations on Temperature, Longevity and Aging
- 21 April 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 65 (11), 1626-1630
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-008-7536-1
Abstract
A modest reduction in body temperature prolongs longevity and may retard aging in both poikilotherm and homeotherm animals. Some of the possible mechanisms mediating these effects are considered here with respect to major aging models and theories.Keywords
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