Free radicals are chemicals containing an unpaired electron. They are of immense pathological importance due to their considerable reactivity; they may:
They are the final common pathway of a number of cellular insults. Aside from the natural tendency for free radicals to decay spontaneously, there are a number of physiological defence mechanisms to prevent free radical propagation.
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