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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Daphnia Magna

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A new drug-delivery system that contains crystalized catechin -- an antioxidant found in green tea and fruit -- can sense trouble and respond by releasing antioxidant to restore a normal heart rate to water fleas undergoing cardiac stress brought on by high oxidant levels.

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Graphic courtesy Janet Sinn-Hanlon, DesignGroup@VetMed, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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