| oxidative stress |
A condition in which antioxidant levels are lower than normal. Antioxidant levels are usually measured in blood plasma.
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| oxidative stress |
An organism is said to experience oxidative stress when the effects of prooxidants (eg free radicals, reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species) exceed the ability of antioxidant systems to neutralize them.
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| oxidative stress |
increased levels of free radicals and other oxidation-promoting molecules that may result in cell membrane damage, cell death and damage to genetic material.
Ãâó: www.sfaf.org/treatment/beta/b34/b34glos.html
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| oxidative stress |
a highly oxidized environment within cells that is thought to promote HIV replication because cells are forced into a highly activated state due to loss of control of their regulatory systems.
Ãâó: www.gmhc.org/health/glossary3.html
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| oxidative stress |
injury caused to a molecule when an oxygen free radical steals an electron from it
Ãâó: www.chfpatients.com/glossary_2.htm
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