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Ferroptosis

A form of REGULATED CELL DEATH initiated by oxidative perturbations of the intracellular microenvironment that is under constitutive control by glutathione peroxidase 4 and can be inhibited by iron chelators and lipophilic antioxidants.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A form of REGULATED CELL DEATH initiated by oxidative perturbations of the intracellular microenvironment that is under constitutive control by glutathione peroxidase 4 and can be inhibited by iron chelators and lipophilic antioxidants.

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  • Oxytosis

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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2020

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  • Cell Death (2012-2019)

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  1. G04.146w.954w.178w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ferroptosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000079403. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000079403
  2. Ferroptosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferroptosis
  3. Ferroptosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24466962