Superoxide dismutase, aging, and degenerative disease.

doi:10.1016/0891-5849(94)90080-9

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Superoxide dismutase, aging, and degenerative disease.

Free radical biology & medicine - 1 Sept 1994

Warner H R

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Over 15 years of research on correlations between superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and aging or life span have failed to provide a consistent picture of the role of SOD in aging. While genetic manipulations that increase CuZn-SOD activity have only a slight, if any, effect on maximum life span...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Gene Expression Regulation
Humans
Longevity
Mutation
Oxidative Stress
Reactive Oxygen Species
Superoxide Dismutase

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