Oxidative DNA damage measured in human lymphocytes: large differences between sexes and between countries, and correlations with heart disease mortality rates
- 1 October 1998
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 12 (13) , 1397-1400
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.12.13.1397
Abstract
The ‘antioxidant hypothesis’ proposes that vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, and other antioxidants occurring in fruit and vegetables afford protection against heart disease and cancer by preventi...Keywords
Funding Information
- European Commission (AIR2‐CT93‐0888)
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Consejo Interinstitucional de Ciencia y Tecnología (SAF96‐1552)
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