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Oxidative damage in brain from human mutant APP/PS-1 double knock-in mice as a function of age.
Free radical biology & medicine - 15 Nov 2008
Abdul Hafiz Mohmmad, Sultana Rukhsana, St Clair Daret K, Markesbery William R, Butterfield D Allan
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Oxidative stress is strongly implicated in the progressive decline of cognition associated with aging and neurodegenerative disorders. In the brain, free radical-mediated oxidative stress plays a critical role in the age-related decline of cellular function as a result of the oxidation of proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. A number of studies indicate that an increase in protein oxidation and lipid peroxidation...
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