Strong dietary restrictions protect Drosophila against anoxia/reoxygenation injuries.

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BACKGROUND: Reoxygenation of ischemic tissues is a major factor that determines the severity of cardiovascular diseases. This paper describes the consequences of anoxia/reoxygenation (A/R) stresses on Drosophila, a useful, anoxia tolerant, model organism. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Newly emerged adult male flies were exposed to anoxic conditions (<1% O2) for 1 to 6 hours, reoxygenated and their survival was...

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