reactive oxygen

collocation in English

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reactive
adjective
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/riˈæk.tɪv/us
/riˈæk.tɪv/
reacting to events or situations rather than acting first to change or ...
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oxygen
noun[U]
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/ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/us
/ˈɑːk.sɪ.dʒən/
a chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen forms a large part of the air on earth, and is needed by animals and plants ...
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The collective rise inreactiveoxygenand nitrogen species can aberrantly affect intracellular proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and cell membranes.
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Involvement ofreactiveoxygenintermediates in cyclooxygenase-2 expression induced by interleukin-1 tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and lipopolysaccharide.
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Generation ofreactiveoxygenand nitrogen species in contracting skeletal muscle: potential impact on aging.
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Some metalloproteins are designed to protect a biological system from the potentially harmful effects of oxygen and otherreactiveoxygen-containing molecules such as hydrogen peroxide.
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As a fat-soluble antioxidant, it stops the production ofreactiveoxygenspecies formed when fat undergoes oxidation.
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They reduce hydroperoxides that otherwise convert to toxic byproducts and/orreactiveoxygenspecies that can cause further damage to the cell.
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In mammals, the question of the net effect ofreactiveoxygenspecies on aging is even less clear.
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This bound form is thought to mediate the production ofreactiveoxygenspecies in the brain.
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However, the presence ofreactiveoxygenspecies in marine systems is hard to detect and measure accurately, for a number of reasons.
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Iron released from the heme generatesreactiveoxygenspecies, damaging the kidney cells.
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It has been shown to reducereactiveoxygenspecies levels "in vitro".
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In living organisms, which are composed mostly of water, majority of the damage is caused by thereactiveoxygenspecies, free radicals produced from water.
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One are of this research involves the essential role of free radicals (reactiveoxygenspecies and the like) as modulators of ischaemic injury.
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The use of oxygen as part of the process for generating metabolic energy producesreactiveoxygenspecies.
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Additionally, other soluble factors such as neurotoxins, excitatory neurotransmitters, prostaglandin,reactiveoxygen, and nitrogen species are secreted by activated microglia.
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Opening of the pore may cause mitochondria to swell and releasereactiveoxygenspecies and other proteins that can lead to apoptosis.
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Stress-dependent reversible dephosphorylation of cytochrome c oxidase suggests formation ofreactiveoxygenspecies.
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During this time, microglia generatereactiveoxygenspecies and release signals to recruit peripheral immune cells for an inflammatory response.
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Metabolic imbalances associated with temperature extremes result in the build-up ofreactiveoxygenspecies, which can be countered by antioxidant systems.
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The higher the blue score, the better the cell is at producingreactiveoxygenspecies.
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