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Oxidative stress, aging and longevity in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
8 Jun 2001
Abstract excerpt
Free radicals produced during normal metabolism cause damage to macromolecules. The free radical theory of aging proposes that the organism is unable to repair all of them and that, with time, unrepaired damages accumulate and put the organism at risk: in other words, free radicals provoke aging and death. This article reviews both the results of adding antioxidants to food on longevity in Drosophila...
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