Oxidants and Antioxidant Defense Systems

Book Overview

Hans Nohl, Andrey Kozlov, Lars Gille, and Katrin Staniek: Endogenous oxidant-generating systems.- Peter Schroeder and Jean Krutmann: Environmental oxidative stress.- Helen Griffith: Chemical modifications of Biomolecules by oxidants.- Kelvin J.A. Davies: Broad spectrum of cellular reactions to oxidative stress.- Tilman Grune, Peter Schroeder, and Hans K. Biesalski: Low-molecular weight antioxidants.- Juan Sastre, Federico Pallardo, and Jose Vina: The glutathione system.- Grzegorz Bartosz: Superoxide dismutases and catalase.- Bente Riis, Henrik Poulsen: DNA-repair mechanisms.- Diana Poppek and Tilman Grune: Protein repair and degradation.- L.-O. Klotz: Metabolic regulation and gene expression in response to oxidative stress.- Enrique Cadenas and Alberto Boveris: Mitochondrial free radical production, antioxidant defenses and cell signaling.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642061257
• ISBN13: 9783642061257
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"