Trace Elements, Micronutrients and Free Radicals
This book addresses many of today's key issues pertaining to free radical damage and micronutrient production. A valuable guide for a variety of specialists concerned with nutrition and the prevention of free radical tissue injury.Introduction. Free Radicals in Biological Systems. Free Radicals as Mediators of Tissue Injury. Free Radical Biology of Iron. Dietary Prooxidants. Essential Trace Elements in Antioxidant Processes. Vitamins and Related Dietary Antioxidants. Free Radical Pathology and the Genome. The Role of Free Radicals in Cancer and Aging. Free Radicals and Malnutrition. Conclusions. Index.