Antioxidant Level Dynamics

Using an argon laser to measure human antioxidant levels in real time, researchers uncover how fast stress can deplete the body and how slowly it takes to restore antioxidant levels

January 1, 2011

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M. E. Darvin, A. Patzelt, F. Knorr, U. Blume-Peytavi, W. Sterry, and J. Lademann. One-year study on the variation of carotenoid antioxidant substances in living human skin: In study on the variation of carotenoid antioxidant substances in living human skin: Influence of dietary supplementation and stress factors. J Biomed Opt, 13(4):044028, 2008.
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Michael Greger M.D.

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