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Review
. 1990 Dec;283(2):223-6.
doi: 10.1016/0003-9861(90)90635-c.

Reoxygenation injury and antioxidant protection: a tale of two paradoxes

J M Gutteridge  1 , B Halliwell
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Reoxygenation injury and antioxidant protection: a tale of two paradoxes

J M Gutteridge et al. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1990 Dec.

Abstract

Under certain circumstances, added antioxidants can protect tissues against reoxygenation injury after ischemia. Yet reperfusing blood carries many antioxidants with it. The implications of this "antioxidant paradox" are discussed.

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