See Also: oxidation(dictionary)
end oxidation(medicine)
Oxidation(health)
Oxidation(medicine)
oxidation number(medicine)
omega-oxidation(medicine)
beta-oxidation(medicine)
biological oxidation(medicine)
alpha-oxidation(medicine)
Oxidation-reduction(medicine)

Oxidation (health)


A process in which free radicals released during metabolism damage cells and the DNA that control cell growth. Oxidation can accelerate the process of atherosclerosis by damaging particles of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, making them more potent as a plaque builder.