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Record Nr.

UNINA9910138279003321

Autore

Angel Catala

Titolo

Lipid peroxidation / / edited by Hassan Yasser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

IntechOpen, 2012

Rijeka, Croatia  : , : Intech, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

953-51-4285-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (548 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

612.01577

Soggetti

Lipids

Lipids - Peroxidation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

The purpose of this book is to concentrate on recent developments on lipid peroxidation. The articles collected in this book are contributions by invited researchers with a long-standing experience in different research areas. We hope that the material presented here is understandable to a broad audience, not only scientists but also people with general background in many different biological sciences. This volume offers you up-to-date, expert reviews of the fast-moving field of Lipid Peroxidation. The book is divided in four mayor sections: 1-Lipid peroxidation: chemical mechanisms, antioxidants, biological implications; 2-Evaluation of lipid peroxidation processes; 3-Lipid peroxidation in vegetables, oils, plants and meats and 4-Lipid peroxidation in health and disease.