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The Control of Ageing and Mitochondria

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By their central role in energetic metabolism and in nucleotide biosynthesis, mitochondria appear to play an important role in cell degeneration and ageing, primarily due to a reduction of the production of ATP, a universal energetic compound which also controls reactions such as the phosphorylation of proteins, which plays an important function in cell regulation.

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Lestienne, P., Veziers, J. (1999). The Control of Ageing and Mitochondria. In: Lestienne, P. (eds) Mitochondrial Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59884-5_17

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