Open AccessCorrelation of serum L-carnitine and dehydro-epiandrosterone sulphate levels with age and sex in healthy adults
Author(s) -
KuanMing Chiu,
J. Michael Schmidt,
Thomas C. Havighurst,
A. L. Shug,
Raymond A. Daynes,
Evan T. Keller,
Stefan Gravenstein
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/28.2.211
Subject(s) - carnitine , medicine , endocrinology , metabolism , energy metabolism
L-carnitine and dehydro-epiandrosterone (DHEA) independently promote mitochondrial energy metabolism. We therefore wondered if an age-related deficiency of L-carnitine or DHEA may account for the declining energy metabolism associated with age.
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