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Significant damage-rescuing effects of wood vinegar extract in living Caenorhabditis elegans under oxidative stress.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 15 Jan 2012
Cai Kezhou, Jiang Shaotong, Ren Chong, He Yujie
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BACKGROUND: Wood vinegar (WV), a byproduct from the charcoal production process, has been reported to have excellent antioxidant capability by chemical examination. However, the biological effect of WV in living animals is still unknown. In this study, a simple model organism, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, was used as an in vivo system to assess the biological effects of wood vinegar through the...
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