Reactive oxygen species: from health to disease

Upon reaction with electrons, oxygen is transformed into reactive oxygen species (ROS). It has long been known that ROS can destroy bacteria and destroy human cells, but research in recent decades has highlighted new roles for ROS in health and disease. Indeed, while prolonged exposure to high ROS c...

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Published in:	Swiss medical weekly Vol. 142; no. 3334; p. w13659
Main Authors:	Brieger, Katharine, Schiavone, Stefania, Miller Jr, Francis J., Krause, Karl-Heinz
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2012
Subjects:	Aging Antioxidant Antioxidants - metabolism Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Cognition - physiology free radical Hearing Loss - etiology Humans Immunity Mental Disorders - etiology NADPH oxidase NADPH Oxidases Neoplasms - etiology Nervous System Diseases - etiology NOX Oxidative stress reactive oxygen species (ROS) Reactive Oxygen Species - antagonists & inhibitors Reactive Oxygen Species - chemistry Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism Thyroid Gland - physiology Vision Disorders - etiology
ISSN:	1424-3997, 1424-3997
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