An investigation of antioxidant status, DNA repair capacity and mutation as a function of age in humans.

doi:10.1016/0921-8734(95)00017-z

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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

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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 mutati...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Aging
Antioxidants
Bilirubin
Catalase
Ceruloplasmin
DNA Damage
DNA Repair
DNA, Single-Stranded
Erythrocytes
Glutathione Peroxidase
Humans
Hydrogen Peroxide
Lymphocytes
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation

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