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  • noun alternative spelling of sulfoxide

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  • Some developments in biomedical research relevant to pro - longevity are: “immortality” of tissue cultures, prolon - gation of life by underfeeding or cooling, studies of atherosclerosis, isolation of “status quo” hormones, discovery of protective action of glycerol and dimethyl sulphoxide in freezing (the “cryonics” movement and the first interment at ultra-low temperature in 1967).

    LONGEVITY GERALD J. GRUMAN 1968

  • Consequently, antioxidants including ginsenosides Rb1 and Rg1, S-allyl cysteine sulphoxide (SACS), simvastatin (SVT) and vitamin E significantly abolished HAART 3-plex-induced inhibition of cholesterol efflux.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Xinwen Wang 2009

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