Trace Elements, Micronutrients, and Free Radicals

by Ivor E. Dreosti

Book Overview

Itisonlyrecently thatthe naturaloccurrenceoffree radicalsin biological tissue has become widely accepted, and that the suspi- cion with which biologists previously viewed the free radicals of radiationchemistryhas beenplacedin a broaderperspective. Now, oxygen-derived free radicals are considered respectable biochemi- cal intermediates, given always the caveat that unwanted tissue damage may arise if these active species are produced in such abundance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461267544
• ISBN13: 9781461267546
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"