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Luca Massaccesi1, Emanuela Galliera2, Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli3

  • 1Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
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AgingCardiovascular diseasesErythrocytesErythrocytic glycohydrolasesOxidative stress

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