Sentences with phrase «toxic oxygen radicals»

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This metabolic demand makes brain cells particularly vulnerable to damage from oxidative stress, in which reactive oxygen species (ROS), sometimes called free radicals, exert toxic effects on cellular components.

Many people believe that free radicals, the sometimes - toxic molecules produced by our bodies as we process oxygen, are the culprit behind aging.

Vitamin E - Found in almonds, wheat germ oil, peanuts and turnip greens, E is an antioxidant which neutralizes free radicals, the toxic oxygen - based molecules that damage cells and can lead to cancer.

Oxygen free radicals are toxic for cells, since they cause damage to cell membranes surrounding living cells as well as their nucleus and other inner organelles, eventually leading to cell death.