reactive oxygen species

collocation in English

meaningsofreactive,oxygenandspecies

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reactive
adjective
uk
/riˈæk.tɪv/us
/riˈæk.tɪv/
reacting to events or situations rather than acting first to change or ...
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oxygen
noun[U]
uk
/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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species
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/us
/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with ...
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Impact of reactiveoxygenspecieson spermatozoa: a balancing act between beneficial and detrimental effects.
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Most living organisms have evolved well-integrated, antioxidant defense mechanisms that scavenge free radicals or reactiveoxygenspecies.
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Oxygen radicals and reactiveoxygenspeciesare normal attributes of aerobic life.
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The signal transduction role of reactiveoxygenspeciesneeds to be evaluated in the context of pregnancy.
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Increased generation of reactiveoxygenspeciesin embryo cultured in vitro.
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Effect of oxygen condition on the generation of reactiveoxygenspeciesand the development in mouse embryos cultured in vitro.
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Reactiveoxygenspeciesproduced by macrophage-derived foam cells regulate the activity of vascular matrix metalloproteinases in vitro.
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Sequential reduction of mitochondrial transmembrane potential and generation of reactiveoxygenspeciesin early programmed cell death.
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The origin of reactiveoxygenspeciesin mouse embryos cultured in vitro.
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Reactiveoxygenspeciesmay be reduced because of the slowing of the electron transport chain, thereby reducing lipid, protein and/or nucleic acid oxidative damage.
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Increased generation of reactiveoxygenspeciesin embryos cultured in vitro.
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Toxicoxygenspeciesare released and can produce membrane lipid peroxidation, lysis of endothelial cells, and increased vascular permeability and reactivity.
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Microdialysis studies of extracellular reactiveoxygenspeciesin skeletal muscle: factors influencing the reduction of cytochrome c and hydroxylation of salicylate.
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Hydrogen peroxide is a natural by-product of oxidative metabolism and reactiveoxygenspeciesdetoxification.
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A wide range of potential mechanisms for neurotoxicity have been proposed, including caspase activation, dysregulation of transcriptional pathways, increased production of reactiveoxygenspecies, and inhibition of proteasome activity.
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These authors proposed that hydrogen peroxide and other reactiveoxygenspecieswere produced at rates sufficient to degrade the cell wall and membranes, resulting in eventual cell death.
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