Membrane Lipid Oxidation

Download or read book Membrane Lipid Oxidation written by Carmen Vigo-Pelfrey and published by CRC-Press. This book was released on 1990-11-26 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.