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oxidative stress

Type: process
Aliases: oxidative damage oxidative stress pathways oxidative degradation
Systems Analogy

Acidic rust accumulation caused by exhaust leakage that corrodes motherboard circuits.

An imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cellular antioxidant defenses, leading to DNA damage and lipid peroxidation.

Mentioned In

Dietary Cadmium Nephrotoxicity via Metal Mimicry BIOLOGICAL CIRCUITS EGCG MOLECULE antioxidant MOLECULE cytoprotective CONCEPT free radicals MOLECULE lipid peroxidation PROCESS

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