Free Radical Formation

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Free Radical Formation Definition

Free Radical Formation involves production in normal or pathological processes of chemically unstable, short half-life and highly reactive molecules carrying at least one unpaired or 'free' electron in the outermost electron shell. Appropriating electron(s) from a nearby molecule and damaging that molecule by altering the electron number in its outermost electron shell, Free Radicals produce tissue damage.

Free Radical Formation Synonyms

Terms in Free Radical Formation category

Oxidative Burst