Environmental Metabolite, 1,2-Diacetylbenzene, Produces Cytotoxicity Through ROS Generation in HUVEC CellsFootnote∗

∗This study was supported by a Korean Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD), KRF-2005-041-E00131, and the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through the Aging-Associated Vascular Disease Research Center at Yeungnam University (R13-2005-005-01003-0 [2006]).

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