Free radical biology – terminology and critical thinking

FEBS Letters

Azzi, Angelo²  Kelly, Frank³  Davies, Kelvin J.A¹ 

[1] The Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA;Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012 Bern, Switzerland;Environmental Research Group, School of Health and Life Sciences, King's College, London, UK

关键词: Antioxidant;    Free radical;    Vitamin E;    Tocophenol;    Signal transduction;   

DOI  :  10.1016/S0014-5793(03)01526-6

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

What is an antioxidant? Can one, at a cellular level, speak of direct and indirect antioxidants? Can oxidative stress be quantified and characterized? What are the oxidant species that may have regulatory functions in a cell? Since the above concepts have become of frequent use in all Journals it may be appropriate if some critical thinking outlined in this review could become available to a broad public.

【 授权许可】

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