"Free Radicals" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Highly reactive molecules with an unsatisfied electron valence pair. Free radicals are produced in both normal and pathological processes. They are proven or suspected agents of tissue damage in a wide variety of circumstances including radiation, damage from environment chemicals, and aging. Natural and pharmacological prevention of free radical damage is being actively investigated.
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D005609
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.339 D02.389
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Free Radicals" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of europium(II) stearate on the mechanical properties and the oxidation resistance of UHMWPE. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2011 Jul; 4(5):821-6.
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Cis-parinaric acid effects, cytotoxicity, c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase, forkhead transcription factor and Mn-SOD differentially in malignant and normal astrocytes. Neurochem Res. 2007 Jan; 32(1):115-24.
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Increases in free radicals and cytoskeletal protein oxidation and nitration in the colon of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Gut. 2003 May; 52(5):720-8.
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Free radical spin traps as adjuncts for the prevention and treatment of disease. Med Hypotheses. 1999 Jan; 52(1):53-7.
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Determination of protein carbonyl groups by immunoblotting. Anal Biochem. 1999 Jan 01; 266(1):48-57.
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Reactive oxygen and nitrogen metabolites as mediators of secretory diarrhea. Gastroenterology. 1995 Dec; 109(6):2019-28.
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Breath ethane generation during clinical total body irradiation as a marker of oxygen-free-radical-mediated lipid peroxidation: a case study. Free Radic Biol Med. 1994 Dec; 17(6):569-76.
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Role of reactive oxygen metabolites in experimental colitis. Gut. 1990 Jul; 31(7):786-90.