Isolation of a cDNA for Drosophila melanogaster manganese superoxide dismutase

Numerous phenomena in aging animals are thought to result from chemical damage by activated oxygen species. One of the prime candidates for a causative agent in aging is superoxide, a free radical species resulting from single electron transfer to molecular oxygen. Superoxide is produced in norma...

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Main Author: Carmichael, Stuart
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/3766