Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in Living Cells

• Other Authors: Filip, Cristiana (Editor), Albu, Elena (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2018
• Subjects: Cellular biology (cytology); oxidative stress, cancer, antioxidants, apoptosis, autophagy, hypoxia
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Oxygen represents only 20% of the Earth's atmosphere, yet it is vital for the survival of aerobic organisms. There is a dark part of the use of oxygen that consists in generating reactive species that are potentially harmful to living organisms. Moreover, reactive oxygen species can combine wit...