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Free radicals in biology. Volume III /
Free Radicals in Biology V3.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
�1977.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Free Radicals in Biology, V3; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; General Preface; Preface to Volume III; Contents of Other Volumes; CHAPTER 1. Application of Radiation Chemistry to Biology; I. Introduction; II. Radiations and Their Interaction with Matter; III. Sources of Radiation; IV. The Radiolysis of Water; V. Kinetics of Free-Radical Reactions; VI. Pulse Radiolysis; VII. Special Systems; VIII. Flow Radiolysis; IX. Some Free Radicals of Biological Interest; References; CHAPTER 2. Free Radicals in Biology: The Pulse Radiolysis Approach; I. Introduction
- II. The Time Scale of Radiation ActionIII. Water Radiolysis as an Experimental Tool; IV. Amino Acids and Enzymes; V. Electron-Transfer Reactions; VI. The Nucleic Acids; References; CHAPTER 3. Chemical Mechanisms in Carbon Tetrachloride Toxicity; I. Introduction; II. Dependence of CC14 Toxicity on CC14 Metabolism; III. Cleavage of the CC13-CI Bond; IV. The Lipid Peroxidation Hypothesis; V. Biology of Lipid Peroxidation; VI. Obligatory Role of Lipid Peroxidation in Liver Injury Induced by CC14 and the Problem of Action at a Distance; VII. Summary; References
- CHAPTER 4. Lipofuscin: Fine-Structural and Biochemical StudiesI. Introduction; II. Fine-Structural Studies; III. Histochemical Investigations; IV. Chemical Studies; V. Chemical Nature of the Chromophore Present in Lipofuscin; VI. Biogenesis of Lipofuscin; VII. Influence of Lipofuscin Accumulation on Cell Function; VIII. Effects of Meclofenoxate on the Lipofuscin of Experimental Animals; IX. Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 5. Free Radicals in Enzyme
- Substrate Reactions; I. Introduction; II. Detection of Free Radicals: Historical Survey; III. Kinetics Using esr Spectroscopy
- IV. One-Electron and Two-Electron Transfers in Enzyme CatalysisV. Reactivity of Free Radicals; VI. Physiological Aspects of Free-Radical Reactions; References; CHAPTER 6. The Pathological Effects of Light on the Skin; I. Introduction; II. Spectral Considerations; III. Photosensitivity; IV. Acute Pathological Effects of Sunlight on the Skin; V. Melanin Pigmentation; VI. Vitamin D; VIII. Carcinogenesis; IX. Diseases Characterized by Photosensitivity; X. Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 7. The Involvement of Free Radicals in Chemical Carcinogenesis; I. Introduction
- II. Chemical Studies on Carcinogenic CompoundsIII. Metabolic Activation; IV. Free Radicals Found in Malignant Tissues; V. Effects of Antioxidants on Carcinogenesis; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Subject Index