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Adverse effects of the classic antioxidant uric acid in adipocytes: NADPH oxidase-mediated oxidative/nitrosative stress.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology - 1 Aug 2007
Sautin Yuri Y, Nakagawa Takahiko, Zharikov Sergey, Johnson Richard J
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Uric acid is considered a major antioxidant in human blood that may protect against aging and oxidative stress. Despite its proposed protective properties, elevated levels of uric acid are commonly associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and mortality. Furthermore, recent experi...
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