(R)‐α‐Lipoic acid‐supplemented old rats have improved mitochondrial function, decreased oxidative damage, and increased metabolic rate
Open Access
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 13 (2), 411-418
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.13.2.411
Abstract
A diet supplemented with (R)-lipoic acid, a mitochondrial coenzyme, was fed to old rats to determine its efficacy in reversing the decline in metabolism seen with age. Young (3 to 5 months) and old (...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Cancer Institute (CA39910)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (ESO1896)
- Sandoz
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