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Effect of Vitamin E Administration on the Elevated Oxygen Stress and the Telomeric and Subtelomeric Status in Alzheimer’s Disease
7 Sept 2011
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BACKGROUND: Oxidative stress (OS) may be involved in the neurodegenerative process in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Telomeres, the repeated sequences that cap chromosome ends, undergo shortening with each cell division, are sensitive to OS, and serve as markers of a cell's replicative history. Telomere length shortening has been reported to relate to OS with aging process and aging-associated diseases, but the...
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