Electron paramagnetic resonance - A powerful tool of medical biochemistry in discovering mechanisms of disease and treatment prospects

Journal of Medical Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-188

  Spasojević, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

antioxidants; EPR; free radicals; oxidative status; oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; MELANIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECTROMETER; SPIN TRAPPING;

EID: 77955242153     PISSN: 14528258     EISSN: 14528266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10011-010-0020-0     Document Type: Review

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