Submissions tagged with oxidative stress
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Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency as a risk factor in proliferative disorder development
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is an important site of metabolic control in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) which provides reducing power (NADPH) and pentose phosphates. The former is…
Received 29 March 2009 10:51 UTC; Posted 30 March 2009
Posted to: Molecular Cell Biology
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The Antarctic ‘ozone hole’ combined with no sea ice causes severe oxidative damage in echinoid embryos
Over the past three decades, the ‘ozone hole’ has caused a transient increase in the levels of ultraviolet B radiation (UV-B, 280 to 320 nm) reaching Antarctic coastal marine ecosystems1. The dir…
Received 26 February 2009 23:54 UTC; Posted 04 March 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Earth & Environment
