Sentences with phrase «hit by free radicals»

It is estimated that each cell in the body withstands 10,000 hits by free radicals each day.

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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.
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