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Product Description Written by renowned biologists and medical scientists specializing in the field, this volume offers a comprehensive account of the role of oxidative stress and DNA damage in human disease. Emphasizes the role played by free radicals; examines the fundamental mechanisms underlying the pathology of human diseases; shows how DNA is an important target in cellular damage; and outlines the pioneering studies relating to the chemistry of DNA damage. MARKETS: For research and development personnel in academia and industry involved in investigating drugs and toxic compounds; and for pharmacologists, pathologists, oncologists, chemotherapists, biochemists, chemists, physiologists, biologists, and all those interested in DNA or free radical research. From the Back Cover Written by renowned biologists and medical scientists specializing in the field, this volume offers a comprehensive account of the role of oxidative stress and DNA damage in human disease. Emphasizes the role played by free radicals; examines the fundamental mechanisms underlying the pathology of human diseases; shows how DNA is an important target in cellular damage; and outlines the pioneering studies relating to the chemistry of DNA damage. MARKETS: For research and development personnel in academia and industry involved in investigating drugs and toxic compounds; and for pharmacologists, pathologists, oncologists, chemotherapists, biochemists, chemists, physiologists, biologists, and all those interested in DNA or free radical research.