title: [Free radicals and their importance in medicine].
abstract: The work presents current views of free radicals and their role in medicine. In the first fact, the chemical nature of free radicals, their reactions in cells and its consequences are discussed. The second part deals with a role of free radicals in human pathology with a special stress put an arteriosclerotic process. In the third part, the defense mechanism against free radical action, particularly the importance of superoxide dismutase.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych i Zawodowych Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrzejak
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Goch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jurga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase
vernacular_title: Wolne rodniki i ich znaczenie w medycynie.