Senile Hair Graying: H2O2-Mediated Oxidative Stress Affects Human Hair Color by Blunting Methionine Sulfoxide Repair

    February 2009 in “ The FASEB Journal ”
    John M. Wood, Heinz Decker, H. Hartmann … K. U. Schallreuter
    Studysummary This study found that hydrogen peroxide accumulation and reduced methionine sulfoxide repair play a significant role in the oxidative damage linked to senile hair graying.
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