Membrane Lipid Oxidation
Author | : Carmen Vigo-Pelfrey |
Publisher | : CRC-Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1990-11-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 0849340713 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780849340710 |
Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This two-volume text compiles the efforts of distinguished scientists nd focuses on the formation of free radicals, toxic effects of lipoperoxides, biological antioxidant protection against lipid peroxidation damage, and pathological implications of lipid peroxidation. This review also addresses vitamin E deficiency, carbon tetrachloride and ethanol poisoning, radiation damage, hyperbaric effects, tumors, aging, diabetes, liver degeneration, DNA damage, lipoprotein modification and artherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis, angiopathy, Parkinson's disease, lupus, and many other degenerative diseases. It is an excellent resource for biological chemist, cell biologists, and all who are interested in the pharmaceutical sciences.