Plain-language summary
An early — and still influential — survey that laid out carnosine's physicochemical properties and floated therapeutic applications long before most of the modern evidence existed. Reads as the manifesto that shaped the next three decades of work.
Key takeaways
- ›Set the agenda for modern carnosine research.
- ›Identified the antioxidant and chelation pillars.
- ›Historical anchor for any carnosine bibliography.
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