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Yin and Yang of mitochondrial ROS in Drosophila.
Journal of insect physiology - 1 Apr 2020
Towarnicki Samuel G, Kok Leanne M, Ballard J William O
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we test the hypothesis that Drosophila larvae producing mildly elevated levels of endogenous mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) benefit in stressful environmental conditions due to the priming of antioxidant responses. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced as a by-product of oxidative phosphorylation and may be elevated when mutations decrease the efficiency of ATP production. In...
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