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Mitochondrial DNA repair and aging.
Mutation research - 30 Nov 2002
Mandavilli Bhaskar S, Santos Janine H, Van Houten Bennett
Abstract excerpt
The mitochondrial electron transport chain plays an important role in energy production in aerobic organisms and is also a significant source of reactive oxygen species that damage DNA, RNA and proteins in the cell. Oxidative damage to the mitochondrial DNA is implicated in various degenerative diseases, cancer and aging. The importance of mitochondrial ROS in age-related degenerative diseases is further...
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