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Abbreviations

8-OHG:

8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine

CAT:

catalase

DEM:

dimethyl maleate

DMSO:

dimethyl sulfoxide

G6PD:

glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

GlyGlyHis:

glycylglycyl-L-histidine

GPx:

glutathione peroxidase

GSH:

reduced glutathione

GST:

GSHS-transferase

MT:

metallothionein

SOD:

superoxide dismutase

V79:

Chinese hamster V79 cells

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Sugiyama, M. Role of cellular antioxidants in metal-induced damage. Cell Biol Toxicol 10, 1–22 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00757183

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