Phenomena and Processes

Oxidative Stress

A disturbance in the prooxidant-antioxidant balance in favor of the former, leading to potential damage. Indicators of oxidative stress include damaged DNA bases, protein oxidation products, and lipid peroxidation products (Sies, Oxidative Stress, 1991, pxv-xvi).

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A disturbance in the prooxidant-antioxidant balance in favor of the former, leading to potential damage. Indicators of oxidative stress include damaged DNA bases, protein oxidation products, and lipid peroxidation products (Sies, Oxidative Stress, 1991, pxv-xvi).

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  • Stress, Oxidative
  • Oxidative Stresses
  • Anti-oxidative Stress
  • Antioxidative Stress
  • DNA Oxidative Damage
  • Nitro-Oxidative Stress
  • Oxidative Cleavage
  • Oxidative DNA Damage
  • Oxidative Damage
  • Oxidative Injury
  • Oxidative Nitrative Stress
  • Oxidative Stress Injury
  • Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress
  • Anti oxidative Stress
  • Anti-oxidative Stresses
  • Antioxidative Stresses
  • Cleavage, Oxidative
  • DNA Damage, Oxidative
  • DNA Oxidative Damages
  • Damage, DNA Oxidative
  • Damage, Oxidative
  • Damage, Oxidative DNA
  • Injury, Oxidative
  • Injury, Oxidative Stress
  • Nitrative Stress, Oxidative
  • Nitro Oxidative Stress
  • Nitro-Oxidative Stresses
  • Oxidative Cleavages
  • Oxidative DNA Damages
  • Oxidative Damage, DNA
  • Oxidative Damages
  • Oxidative Injuries
  • Oxidative Nitrative Stresses
  • Oxidative Stress Injuries
  • Stress Injury, Oxidative
  • Stress, Anti-oxidative
  • Stress, Antioxidative
  • Stress, Nitro-Oxidative
  • Stress, Oxidative Nitrative
  • Stresses, Nitro-Oxidative

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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  1. G03w.673w
  2. G07.775w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Oxidative Stress. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018384. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018384
  2. Oxidative Stress. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidative_stress
  3. Oxidative Stress. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898814