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Comprehensive geriatric assessment of elderly highlanders in Qinghai, China, III: Oxidative stress and aging in Tibetan and Han elderly highlanders

Ryota Sakamoto, Kozo Matsubayashi, Yumi Kimura, Masayuki Ishine, Yasuyuki Kosaka, Taizo Wada, Chizu Wada, Masahiro Nakatsuka, Yasuko Ishimoto, Mayumi Hirosaki,

Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2009 · 16 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

The findings of this study imply the possibility that ROS is higher among Tibetan elderly highlanders than that of Han, which related to the geriatric items. Further studies are needed to show the impact of oxidative stress on the aging of highlanders.

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