title: Lipid peroxidation and membrane damage of the heart.
abstract: Biological membranes separate the cells from the environment and control flow of molecules and information between the cell and its surroundings. In addition, the cellular energy supply is dependent on membrane functions. The present chapter deals with membrane lipid peroxidation and how this process might influence the physiology and pathophysiology of the myocardium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physiology, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, Norway.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ytrehus
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hegstad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000378:metabolism; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008929:Mitochondria, Heart / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000378:metabolism*; D012508:Sarcolemma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D002118:Calcium