Reactive oxygen species in biological systems : an interdisciplinary approach /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Gilbert, Daniel L., Colton, Carol A.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [1999]
Subjects:	Active oxygen in the body. Active oxygen > Pathophysiology. Chemistry. Natural history. Science. Reactive Oxygen Species. Free Radicals. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover
Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction
Chapter 1 From the Breath of Life to Reactive Oxygen Species
Chapter 2 Chemistry of Reactive Oxygen Species
Part II. General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Chapter 3 The Steady-State Concentrations of Oxygen Radicals in Mitochondria
Chapter 4 The Role of Transition Metal Ions in Free Radical-Mediated Damage
Chapter 5 Biochemistry of Redox Signaling in the Activation of Oxidative Stress Genes
Chapter 6 Regulation of Mammalian Gene Expression by Reactive Oxygen Species
Chapter 7 Inflammatory Regulation of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase
Chapter 8 Antioxidant Protection and Oxygen Radical Signaling
Part III. Nitrogen Reactive Species
Chapter 9 Nitric Oxide Synthase
Chapter 10 The Chemical Biology of Nitric Oxide
Chapter 11 Nitroxides as Protectors against Oxidative Stress
Part IV. Environmental Pro- and Antioxidants
Chapter 12 Stratospheric Ozone and Its Effects on the Biosphere
Chapter 13 Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide
Chapter 14 Dietary Antioxidants and Nutrition
Part V. Internal Pro- and Antioxidants
Chapter 15 Xanthine Oxidase in Biology and Medicine
Chapter 16 Melatonin: Antioxidative Protection by Electron Donation
Chapter 17 Ubiquinol: An Endogenous Lipid-Soluble Antioxidant in Animal Tissues
Part VI. Specific Tissues
Chapter 18 Sources and Effects of Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants
Chapter 19 The Production and Use of Reactive Oxidants by Phagocytes
Chapter 20 Production and Effects of Reactive Oxygen Species by Spermatozoa
Chapter 21 Respiratory Burst Oxidase of Fertilization: Peroxidative Mechanisms in Sea Urchin Eggs and Human Phagocytes
Chapter 22 Brain Chemiluminescence as an Indicator of Oxidative Stress
Chapter 23 Reactive Oxygen Species and Neuronal Function
Part VII. Pathological States and Aging
Chapter 24 Oxidative Stress and Parkinson's Disease
Chapter 25 Alzheimer's Amyloid Peptide and Free Radical Oxidative Stress
Cahpter 26 Oxidative Pathology in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Chapter 27 Reactive Oxygen-Mediated Protein Oxidation in Aging and Disease
Part VIII. Conclusion
Chapter 28 An Overview of Reactive Oxygen Species.