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Development Of Cholesterol Modified Rnai Polyplexes For Breast Cancer Therapy, Zhen Ye
Development Of Cholesterol Modified Rnai Polyplexes For Breast Cancer Therapy, Zhen Ye
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Ocular, Neural, And Cellular Biodistribution Of Multifunctional Antioxidants, Damian Daszynski
Ocular, Neural, And Cellular Biodistribution Of Multifunctional Antioxidants, Damian Daszynski
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Aging is a complex biological process which stems from a growing imbalance between the regenerative capacity of an organism and endogenous as well as exogenous damaging factors. This imbalance leads to the slow deterioration of individual cells, organs, and eventually the entire organism. The free radical theory of aging combines the evolutionary and mechanistic aspects of aging, postulating that the innate process is caused by deleterious, irreversible, and inevitable changes in biological systems caused by oxidative damage that accumulates over the lifespan. Evidence of this phenomenon is supported by the pathogenesis of age-related diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and …