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FREE RADICALS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free radicals
1, record 1, English, free%20radicals
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Highly reactive molecules with an impaired electron. 1, record 1, English, - free%20radicals
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Toxic substances which result from cell metabolism but may also be introduced into the organism by tobacco smoke or foods. 2, record 1, English, - free%20radicals
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Unstable compounds that scavenge oxygen from healthy cells, often destroying them. Free radical damage plays a role in virtually every major chronic disease and is thought to be a driving force of human aging. (Herbs for Health) 3, record 1, English, - free%20radicals
Record 1, Key term(s)
- free radical
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- radicaux libres
1, record 1, French, radicaux%20libres
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substances toxiques résultant du métabolisme des cellules mais pouvant également être apportées à l'organisme par la fumée de tabac ou par l'alimentation. 2, record 1, French, - radicaux%20libres
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'irrésistible affinité des radicaux libres pour un grand nombre de molécules pouvant résoudre leurs problèmes d'électrons célibataires et l'étonnante vélocité à laquelle ils opèrent, rendent les radicaux libres dangereux. Car en ajoutant ou en ôtant un électron à d'autres molécules, un radical libre va engendrer un autre radical libre dont les propriétés peuvent être destructrices. 1, record 1, French, - radicaux%20libres
Record 1, Key term(s)
- radical libre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria alimentaria
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- radicales libres
1, record 1, Spanish, radicales%20libres
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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