Reactive oxygen species
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| Reactive oxygen species | |
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| Term | Reactive oxygen species |
| Short definition | reactive oxygen species - (pronounced) (ree-AK-tive OK-sih-jen SPEE-sees) type of unstable molecule containing oxygen that easily reacts with other molecules in a cell. Accumulation of reactive oxygen species in cells can cause damage to DNA, RNA and proteins and cause cell death. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
reactive oxygen species - (pronounced) (ree-AK-tive OK-sih-jen SPEE-sees) type of unstable molecule containing oxygen that easily reacts with other molecules in a cell. Accumulation of reactive oxygen species in cells can cause damage to DNA, RNA and proteins and cause cell death. Reactive oxygen species are free radicals. Also called oxygen radical
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