oxidative stress

Scientific  

/ ŏk′sĭ-dā′tĭv /

1. A condition of increased oxidant production in animal cells characterized by the release of free radicals and resulting in cellular degeneration.

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Example Sentences

UV radiation can injure DNA and generate oxidative stress in skin cells, which in turn triggers inflammation that causes the familiar redness, pain, and blistering of sunburn.

From Science Daily

It improves liver function in fish, increases defenses against oxidative stress, serves as a source of vitamin A and boosts its activity in fish.

From Salon

Other plant compounds and nutrients in walnuts fight oxidative stress and decrease inflammation that causes chronic illness.

From Seattle Times

It is thought low levels of oxygen in the body during strenuous exercise could be leading to a process called oxidative stress in the motor neurones - some of the biggest and most oxygen-demanding cells in the body.

From BBC

As with serine, depriving mice of one of those amino acids apparently disrupts metabolic cycles by which cancer cells respond to oxidative stress, synthesize DNA, and turn genes off and on.

From Science Magazine