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An investigation of antioxidant status, DNA repair capacity and mutation as a function of age in humans.
Mutation research - 1 Oct 1995
Barnett Y A, King C M
Abstract excerpt
We are constantly exposed, throughout life, to a wide variety of extrinsic and intrinsic agents which have the potential to damage cellular biomolecules, including DNA. Imperfections in cellular defence systems which protect against the fixation of DNA damage can lead to an accumulation of mutations which on their own, or in combination with other age-related changes, may contribute to ageing and the development...
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