Author/Editor     Štalcer, B; Ploj, T
Title     Kisikovi prosti radikali - nastanek, reakcije in pomen v organizmu
Translated title     Oxygen free radicals - formation, reactions and significance in the organism
Type     članek
Source     Med Razgl
Vol. and No.     Letnik 32, št. 3
Publication year     1993
Volume     str. 403-25
Language     slo
Abstract     Oxygen free radicals are obligatory side product of the aerobic cell metabolism. In the first part of the paper their main characteristics and formation paths as well as the reactions they trigger in the biological systems are described. The second part deals with some common cell injuries caused by free radicals or their metabolites. The last part discusses the organism's defense mechanisms. Explanation of some abbreviations is added at the end.
Descriptors     OXYGEN
FREE RADICALS
ALDEHYDES
ANTIOXIDANTS
LIPID PEROXIDES