Trace Elements, Micronutrients, And Free Radicals (contemporary Issues In Biomedicine, Ethics, And Society)

...Highly recommend[ed].-Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Front Matter....Pages i-viii Free Radicals in Biological Systems....Pages 1-24 Free Radicals as Mediators of Tissue Injury....Pages 25-51 Free Radical Biology of Iron....Pages 53-76 Dietary Prooxidants....Pages 77-105 Essential Trace Elements in Antioxidant Processes....Pages 107-127 Vitamins and Related Dietary Antioxidants....Pages 129-147 Free Radical Pathology and the Genome....Pages 149-169 The Role of Free Radicals in Cancer and Aging....Pages 171-198 Free Radicals and Malnutrition....Pages 199-221 Conclusions....Pages 223-225 Back Matter....Pages 227-231 This book addresses many of today's key issues pertaining to free radical damage and micronutrient production. A valuable guide for a variety of specialists concerned with nutrition and the prevention of free radical tissue injury.