Hydrogen peroxide in the human body
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- 30 November 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 486 (1), 10-13
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(00)02197-9
Abstract
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is widely regarded as a cytotoxic agent whose levels must be minimized by the action of antioxidant defence enzymes. In fact, H2O2 is poorly reactive in the absence of transi...Keywords
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