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Reactive Oxygen Species in Chemistry, Biology, and Medicine

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Alexandre Quintanilha

    1. University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series A: (NSSA, volume 146)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Free Radical Mechanisms of Tissue Injury and Mechanisms of Protection

    • T. F. Slater, K. H. Cheeseman
    Pages 1-14

  3. Glutathione Peroxidase, Selenium and Vitamin E in Defense Against Reactive Oxygen Species

    • Baldur Símonarson
    Pages 15-36

  4. Formation and Properties of Oxygen Radicals

    • Klaus-Dieter Asmus
    Pages 37-54

  5. The Autoxidation of Polyunsaturated Lipids

    • Ned A. Porter, Dennis G. Wujek
    Pages 55-79

  6. Organic Peroxy Free Radicals and the Role of Superoxide Dismutase and Antioxidants

    • R. L. Willson
    Pages 81-84

  7. An Introduction to Electron Spin Resonance and its Application to the Study of Free Radical Metabolites

    • Ronald P. Mason
    Pages 85-95

  8. Determination of Dissolved Oxygen in Photosynthetic Systems and Protective Strategies Against its Toxic Effects in Cyanobacteria

    • Shimshon Belkin, Lester Packer
    Pages 97-106

  9. Detection and Characterization of Singlet Oxygen

    • Christopher S. Foote
    Pages 107-116

  10. Biological Chemiluminescence

    • Enrique Cadenas
    Pages 117-141

  11. The Superoxide-Generating NADPH Oxidase of White Blood Cells

    • Owen T. G. Jones
    Pages 143-156

  12. Role of Reactive Oxygen Species and Lipid Peroxidation in Chemically Induced Toxicity and Carcinogenesis

    • Martyn T. Smith
    Pages 157-166

  13. Principles and Methods in the Study of Free Radicals Generated in the Metabolism and Cytotoxic Action of Chemotherapeutic Agents

    • J. William Lown
    Pages 167-185

  14. Oxidative Effects of Physical Exercise

    • Alexandre T. Quintanilha
    Pages 187-195

  15. Free Radicals, Muscle Damage and Muscular Dystrophy

    • M. J. Jackson, R. H. T. Edwards
    Pages 197-210

  16. Oxidative and Peroxidative Damage and its Role in the Aging Process

    • David Gershon
    Pages 211-219

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 221-232
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About this book

A NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Oxygen Radicals in Biological Systems: Recent Progress and New Methods of Study" was held in Braga, Portugal between Sep­ tember 1 and September 14, 1985, in order to consider the basic chemistry and biochem­ istry of activated oxygen (both radical and non-radical species) and their effect in biolog­ ical systems. This book summarizes the main lectures given at this meeting. While there is no attempt to cover all the major topics in the expanding subject of oxidative mechanisms in biology, an effort has been made to provide overviews on some key aspects of this field. The authors have attempted to convey a clear picture of both what is known and what remains unclear in their respective subjects. Not only are some of the techniques used for detecting activated oxygen species described, but also their strengths and limi­ tations. The chemistry of many of these species is discussed and the biological and/or pathological implications are carefully reviewed. The medical and therapeutic aspects of some of the well established pathways of damage and protection are analyzed. It is our hope that the material included in this book might be useful for both researchers and teachers at the graduate level. The success of this meeting was to a large extent due to the tireless committment of Professor Alberto Amaral and Dr. Concei~a:o Rangel; without their outstanding efforts in dealing with all the aspects of the organization, this summer school would not have been possible.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

    Alexandre Quintanilha

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Reactive Oxygen Species in Chemistry, Biology, and Medicine

  • Editors: Alexandre Quintanilha

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0417-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-0419-8Published: 16 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-0417-4Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 232

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general

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