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- Title
Effects of Long-Term Exposure of Low-Level Diesel Oil on the Antioxidant Defense System of Fish.
- Authors
Zhang, J. F.; Shen, H.; Xu, T. L.; Wang, X. R.; Li, W. M.; Gu, Y. F.
- Abstract
This article focuses on the effects of diesel oil on the defense system of fish. Reactions generating free radicals in biological systems, especially oxygen free radicals, are complex and often involve chain mechanisms resulting in various kinds of radicals. Aerobic organisms contain a variety of defenses to protect against the adventitious production of oxygen radicals that may arise as a result of uncoupling at various electron transfer sites or via autooxidation reactions. As the important reactive oxygen removal system in the body of aerobic organisms, the antioxidant defense system plays a crucial role in maintaining cell homeostasis.
- Subjects
PHOTOSYNTHETIC oxygen evolution; SYSTEMS theory; PHYSIOLOGICAL control systems; DIESEL fuels; FISHES; HOMEOSTASIS
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2003, Vol 71, Issue 2, p0234
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-003-0155-5