Virtually every aspect of mitochondrial research and medicine is addressed in this volume, including mitochondrial function and dysfunction, free radical biology relevant to mitochondrial dysfunction, the role of mitochondria in apoptosis, and abnormal signaling processes and disease mechanisms associated with aging, mtDNA mutations, or mitochondrial damage.

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Yau-Huei Wei is the editor of The Role of Mitochondria in Human Aging and Disease: From Genes to Cell Signaling, Volume 1042, published by Wiley. Horng-Mo Lee is the editor of The Role of Mitochondria in Human Aging and Disease: From Genes to Cell Signaling, Volume 1042, published by Wiley.