Free Radical Shift.

• Autores: Kate Wilcox
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 300, Nº. 5, 2009, págs. 20-22
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the discovery that antioxidants may not increase the life span of humans. A study reported by scientists Siegfried Hekimi and Jeremy M. Van Raamsdonk of McGill University which challenges the antioxidant theory of aging is described, noting that Hekimi and Van Raamsdonk's study discovered that removal of superoxide dismutase (SOD) genes from Caenorhabditis elegans soil worms did not shorten their life spans.