title: Pentose pathway and production of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate. A mechanism that may protect lungs from oxidants.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008168:Lung / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009243:NAD; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase