Free radicals: basic concepts concerning their chemistry, pathophysiology, and relevance to plastic surgery.
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.
Angel
M F
MF
Ramasastry
S S
SS
Swartz
W M
WM
Basford
R E
RE
Futrell
J W
JW
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
D005609:Free Radicals