The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 168-171 , March 2007

Oxidative stress and antioxidants: a link to disease and prevention?

Received 28 February 2006 ,Accepted 13 December 2006.

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 Presented at the Nutrition and Superfund Chemical Toxicity Workshop held at the University of Kentucky, Lexington November 18, 2005, and sponsored by the Superfund Basic Research Program and the University of Kentucky.

PII: S0955-2863(06)00271-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2006.12.003

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 168-171 , March 2007

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