Louisa finds that she has difficulty in walking and her doctor recently informed her that she has some "hardening" of the arteries and loss of kidney function.He said that pollutants like smoke and lead have caused this degeneration of her body over time.What is the name for the process of proteins binding together to cause this damage to Louisa's body?

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Cross-linking is the process by which proteins bind together, causing tissue stiffness and damage. This process is associated with the aging process and can be accelerated by exposure to pollutants such as smoke and lead, as in Louisa's case. Atrophy refers to the wasting away of tissues or organs, somatic mutation refers to changes in the DNA of body cells, and sarcopenia refers specifically to the loss of muscle tissue.

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