Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Antioxidant Protocols

Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Antioxidant Protocols Donald Armstrong (Ed). New Jersey: Humana Press, 2002. ISBN 0-89603-850-5. 322 pp. $89.50.

Oxygen free radicals are formed as a consequence of normal oxidative metabolism. These free radicals have multifactorial effects, including damage to DNA. Their generation increases under the influence of inflammatory processes and they contribute to the development of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes, and also are involved in the process of ageing.

This volume in the excellent Methods in Molecular Biology series is an update and expansion of Donald Armstrong's previous Free Radical and …