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The specific features of free-radical processes and the antioxidant defense in the adult brain

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Here we review the specific features of free-radical processes in the CNS. We review the pathways of the generation of reactive oxygen species in nervous nerve tissue, the specific parameters of substrates of free-radical oxidation, and the contents and activities of various antioxidants. We briefly describe some physiological effects of reactive oxygen species in the nervous tissue.

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Galkina, O.V. The specific features of free-radical processes and the antioxidant defense in the adult brain. Neurochem. J. 7, 89–97 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1819712413020025

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