Dictionary of Biological Psychology
Molecular oxygen can be converted to hydrogen peroxide and a free radical such as SUPEROXIDE.
FREE RADICALS are agents that can oxidize (see OXIDATION) other substances, destroying them. The term OXIDATIVE STRESS refers to the damage imposed on a CELL by this process. It is a process under investigation as a cause of neurodegenerative disorders such as PARKINSON’S DISEASE.
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