Chemicals and Drugs

Antioxidants

Naturally occurring or synthetic substances that inhibit or retard oxidation reactions. They counteract the damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues.

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Abstract

Naturally occurring or synthetic substances that inhibit or retard oxidation reactions. They counteract the damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues.

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17 entry terms
  • Anti-Oxidant
  • Anti-Oxidants
  • Antioxidant
  • Anti Oxidant
  • Anti Oxidants
  • Anti-Oxidant Effect
  • Anti-Oxidant Effects
  • Antioxidant Activity
  • Antioxidant Effect
  • Antioxidant Effects
  • Endogenous Antioxidant
  • Endogenous Antioxidants
  • Activity, Antioxidant
  • Anti Oxidant Effect
  • Anti Oxidant Effects
  • Antioxidant, Endogenous
  • Antioxidants, Endogenous

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry term ANTIOXIDANT EFFECT: use only for the antioxidant effect of a chemical substance

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  1. D23.063w
  2. D27.505.519w.217w
  3. D27.505.696.706.125w
  4. D27.720.799.047w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antioxidants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000975. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000975
  2. Antioxidants. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioxidant
  3. Antioxidants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133948