title: Free radicals: basic concepts concerning their chemistry, pathophysiology, and relevance to plastic surgery.
abstract: This paper is an attempt to present important concerns in the rapidly expanding field of free radicals to a plastic surgical audience. Mechanisms and a systematic approach to free-radical pathology are presented, with several illustrative areas discussed more deeply.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Angel
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ramasastry
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Swartz
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Basford
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Futrell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001775:Blood Circulation; D002056:Burns / Q000503:physiopathology; D004579:Electron Transport; D005609:Free Radicals; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals