| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 217 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Free radical biology, mitochondrial functions, and nitric oxide / Li-Peng Yap [and others] -- Antioxidants and modulation of cardiovascular disease / Regine Heller -- Nitric oxide-related oxidants in health and disease / Cecilia González de Orduña and Santiago Lamas -- Modulation and determination of cellular glutathione concentrations / Lars-Oliver Klotz -- Oxidants in corneal diseases / Anders Behndig -- Involvement of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of glaucoma / Neville N. Osborne -- Oxidative stress and cataract / Susanne Hippeli [and others] -- Nitric oxide in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis / Janet Liversidge [and others] |
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TNF activation and nitric oxide production in EAU / Claudia J. Calder [and others] -- Peroxynitrite and ocular inflammation / Guey-Shuang Wu, Narsing A. Rao -- Melanin and oxidative reactions / Tadeusz Sarna, Grzegorz Szewczyk, and Andrzej Zadlo -- Are antioxidants useful in diabetic retinopathy? / Maria Miranda [and others] -- Macular degeneration : the role of reactive oxygen species / Michael E. Boulton -- Retinal ischemia and oxidative stress / Neville N. Osborne -- Reduction of oxidative stress in retinal disease / Ulrich Schraermeyer [and others] |
| Summary |
Free radicals are molecules with an unpaired electron in the outer shell or an electron that was damaged from either attack or from a poor splitting bond. After a free radical is formed it will continue to attack other molecules, which usually results in the damage of tissue or destruction of a healthy cell. Free radicals arise normally through metabolism. However, sometimes the body's immune system will create them on purpose to neutralize viruses and bacteria. Free radicals are implicated in many ophthalmic disorders including uveitis, optic nerve damage, retinal ischemia, and macular degene |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Eye -- Diseases.
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Free radicals (Chemistry) -- Physiological effect
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Free radicals (Chemistry) -- Toxicology
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Eye Diseases -- drug therapy
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Eye Diseases -- etiology
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Eye Diseases
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Antioxidants -- therapeutic use
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Free Radicals -- adverse effects
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Free Radicals -- metabolism
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Oxidative Stress -- physiology
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MEDICAL -- Ophthalmology.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Vision.
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Eye -- Diseases.
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Free radicals (Chemistry) -- Physiological effect.
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Free radicals (Chemistry) -- Toxicology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zierhut, Manfred.
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Cadenas, Enrique.
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Rao, Narsing A.
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| ISBN |
9781420044348 |
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1420044346 |
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9781420044331 |
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1420044338 |
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1281724378 |
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9781281724373 |
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9780429145797 |
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0429145799 |
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