[Physiological significance of superoxide dismutase isozymes].

Article

[Physiological significance of superoxide dismutase isozymes].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 May 1995

Fujii J, Suzuki K, Taniguchi N

Abstract excerpt

Superoxide dismutases (SODs) scavenge superoxide anion and participate in an essential role as a defense system against oxidative stress in body. Cu,Zn-SOD is localized at cytoplasm. A defect in the Cu,Zn-SOD gene has been demonstrated in some cases of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Tris...

Topics

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Diabetes Mellitus
Down Syndrome
Free Radical Scavengers
Humans
Isoenzymes
Mutation
Neoplasms
Superoxide Dismutase

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