Resveratrol: A Real Anti-aging Product

By: Peter T. Pugliese, MD

Posted: November 25, 2008, from the December 2008 issue of Skin Inc. magazine.

Images

• Figure 1: Molecules of resveratrol
• Figure 2: Acetylation process
• Figure 3: Histones wrapped with DNA strands
• Figure 4: Chromosome unraveled

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