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    The Adventures of Superoxide Dismutase in Health and Disease: Superoxide in the Balance

    This chapter focuses on superoxide dismutases (SOD), a group of enzymes important for removing biologically generated superoxide anion radical (O2 .−). These enzymes function by catalyzing th...

    Kristy M. Powers, Larry W. Oberley, Frederick E. Domann in Oxidants in Biology (2008)

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    Eicosapentaenoic Acid Alters Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Immunoreactive Protein Levels in Normal But not Maligant Central Nervous System Derived Cells

    The dose of radiation that safely can be administered to patients with malignant gliomas is limited by the potential for severe CNS morbidity. Manipulations that might increase the radiation sensitivity of gli...

    Geoffrey D. Girnun, Larry W. Oberley in Eicosanoids and Other Bioactive Lipids in … (1999)

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    Antitumor SOD Compounds

    Many studies have been recently performed on the activity of the enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) in tumor cells. This enzyme catalyzes the reaction ...

    Larry W. Oberley, Susan W. C. Leuthauser in Inflammatory Diseases and Copper (1982)