Oxygenaging: A Physiological Framework for Geroscience
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Authors
- Kenneth W. Fishbein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6353-4603)
- Luigi Ferrucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6273-1613)
- Stefano Donegà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0669-1618)
- Allison B. Herman
- Rafael de Cabo
- Myriam Gorospe
- Paolo Dominelli
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Roland Park Country School (US)
- ID Genomics (United States) (US)
- National Information Standards Organization (US)
- National Institute on Aging (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging Cell
- Published
- 2026-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.70664
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- National Institutes of Health