It is estimated that each cell in the body withstands 10,000
hits by free radicals each day.
Not exact matches
One key difference between telomeres and cassette leaders is that leaders stay intact as long as the tape does, whereas telomeres become ever - so - slightly shorter every time the cell replicates itself or is
hit by damaging agents like
free radicals.
Selenium: Selenium is a trace element nutrient that serves as the essential cofactor for the enzyme glutathione peroxidase, which converts GSH to GSSG so glutathione can «take the
hit»
by free radicals to spare cells.