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Molecules or ions formed by the incomplete one-electron reduction of oxygen. These reactive oxygen intermediates include SINGLET OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDES; PEROXIDES; HYDROXYL RADICAL; and HYPOCHLOROUS ACID. They contribute to the microbicidal activity of PHAGOCYTES, regulation of SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION and GENE EXPRESSION, and the oxidative damage to NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; and LIPIDS.
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- Active Oxygen
- Active Oxygen Species
- Oxygen Radical
- Oxygen Radicals
- Oxygen Species, Reactive
- Pro-Oxidant
- Pro-Oxidants
- Reactive Oxygen Intermediates
- Oxygen, Active
- Pro Oxidant
- Pro Oxidants
- Radical, Oxygen
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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1993
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- National Library of Medicine. Reactive Oxygen Species. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017382. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017382
- Reactive Oxygen Species. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactive_oxygen_species
- Reactive Oxygen Species. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q424361