Erenel G, Erbaş D, Aricioğlu A
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Gazi University.
Mater Med Pol. 1993 Jan-Mar;25(1):37-43.
Free radicals are undesirable peroxides that have long been implicated in several deleterious effects in our body including aging process. They also play an important role in many physiological processes. For they are very reactive in nature, there are some anti-oxidant systems to scavenge or to quench them.