Membrane lipid unsaturation as physiological adaptation to animal longevity

Membrane lipid unsaturation as physiological adaptation to animal longevity

The appearance of oxygen in the terrestrial atmosphere represented an important selective pressure for ancestral living organisms and contributed toward setting up the pace of evolutionary changes in structural and functional systems. The evolution of using oxygen for efficient energy production ser...

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Main Authors: Alba eNaudí, Mariona eJové, Victòria eAyala, Manuel ePortero-Otin, Gustavo eBarja, Reinald ePamplona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Oxidative damage
fatty acid synthesis
Reactive carbonyl species
membrane unsaturation
peroxidizability index
phylogenomic analysis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00372/full

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