Mitochondrial Function and Mitophagy in the Elderly: Effects of Exercise

Aging is a natural, multifactorial and multiorganic phenomenon wherein there are gradual physiological and pathological changes over time. Aging has been associated with a decrease of autophagy capacity and mitochondrial functions, such as biogenesis, dynamics, and mitophagy. These processes are ess...

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Main Authors: Osvaldo C. Moreira, Brisamar Estébanez, Susana Martínez-Florez, José A. de Paz, María J. Cuevas, Javier González-Gallego
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2012798