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Free Radicals & Oxidative Stress

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A free radical is any chemical species with one or more unpaired electrons in its outer orbital, making it extremely unstable and reactive. Oxidative stress is the imbalance between free-radical generation and antioxidant defences, and it is a central, recurring mechanism of cell injury, ageing, chemical toxicity and carcinogenesis in NEET PG pathology. Free radicals are produced normally during oxidative metaboli

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