Resveratrol as an Elixir for Healthy Ageing
Editors: Chin Kok Yong et. al
Publisher: UKM Press
ISBN: 9786294861299
Weight: 0.4 kg
Pages: 243pp
Year: 2024
Price: RM62
Oxidative stress increases with advancing age due to an accumulation of reactive oxygen species, which causes damage to the various organs and tissues of the body. This stress responsible for many human diseases such as diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, Alzheimer, stroke, asthma, Parkinson's disease, chronic kidney disease. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease.
This book aims to highlight the actions of resveratrol on each body system in separate chapters. The book also simplifies the complex biological actions of resveratrol using schematic diagrams to ease reader's understanding.