Серия изданий Фонда Новартис представляет собой популярную подборку материалов симпозиумов Фонда Новартис, на которых ведущие ученые из различных областей биологии, химии и медицины собирались для представления докладов и обсуждения результатов. Фонд Новартис, изначально известный как Фонд Ciba, хорошо известен ученым и врачам по всему миру.
Аннотация к книге: "Free radicals and tissue damage"--"Oxygen radicals, the body's own detox agents, are at the heart of many diseases."--from the Foreword by World's Food Prize Laureate Irwin Fraser, M.D. At first sight, living far from the sun has benefits: no high UV radiation levels, less naturally occurring free radicals--and fewer damages to skin and central nervous system from sunlight. Now researchers have discovered that weathering the direct rays may provide survival advantage as well, for angiosperms whose most conspicuous adaption is their leaves. In Oxygen Free Radicals, Wojciech Makarewicz explains the intricate relation between free radical damage and plants, examining where free radicals come from, how they affect structures of living organisms, and how plants regulate their radical spectrum. This engaging and authoritative book covers the fruits of cutting-edge research in this important field and will enlighten anyone with an interest in plant biology and environmental issues.
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