Transgenic analysis of the cSOD-null phenotypic syndrome in Drosophila.

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Transgenic analysis of the cSOD-null phenotypic syndrome in Drosophila.

Genome - 1 Oct 1998

Parkes T L, Kirby K, Phillips J P, Hilliker A J

Abstract excerpt

Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase (cSOD) is an enzyme of critical importance for the inactivation of superoxide radicals generated by cellular metabolic processes. A phenotypic syndrome has been characterized for homozygotes for a null mutation of the Drosophila cSOD gene, many features of which may be...

Topics

Animals
Animals, Genetically Modified
Drosophila
Female
Fertility
Genes, Insect
Glutathione
Homozygote
Longevity
Male
Mutation
Oxidative Stress
Phenotype
Radiation Tolerance
Superoxide Dismutase

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