Oxidative stress as a hidden cost of attractiveness in postmenopausal women
Abstract Perceived facial attractiveness, a putative marker of high biological fitness, is costly to maintain throughout a lifetime and may cause higher oxidative stress (OS). We investigated the association between the facial features of 97 postmenopausal women and their levels of OS biomarkers 8-h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-12-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76627-9 |