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Is ethanol an important antioxidant in alcoholic beverages associated with risk reduction of cataract and atherosclerosis?

C.C. TrevithickDepartments of Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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J.A. VinsonDepartment of Chemistry University of Scranton, Scranton , Pennsylvania, USA
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J. CaulfeildDepartments of Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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F. RahmanDepartments of Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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T. DerksenDepartments of Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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L. BockschDepartments of Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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S. HongDepartments of Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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A. StefanDepartments of Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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K. TeufelDepartment of Chemistry University of Scranton, Scranton , Pennsylvania, USA
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N. WuDepartment of Chemistry University of Scranton, Scranton , Pennsylvania, USA
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M. HirstDepartments of Pharmacology and Toxicology Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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J.R. TrevithickDepartments of Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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