Product Description: This book is an edited version of the contributions to an international symposium commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Japanese Society of Lipid Peroxide and Free Radical Research held in Inuyama City, Japan. The papers are presented in mini-review style, so that the volume has assumed the form of an advanced guidebook for specialists...read more

Product Description: Lipid peroxides and their derived substances are a reflection of lipid peroxidation in the body. A rise in the lipid peroxide level in the body is an important indicator of the occurrence of pathological processes. This book considers cell injury, lipid peroxide level, active oxygen-mediated lipid peroxidation, and scavenging by antioxidants of radical species - significant issues on this topic...read more

Product Description: There is an increasing number of reports that suggest that oxygen radicals play a role in a wide variety of pathological conditions such as atherosclerosis, cancer, ischemia, inflammation, radiation injury, and environmental stress and that they may be important in the aging process...read more