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Iron in Free Radical Reactions and Antioxidant Protection

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Free Radicals, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidants

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Iron is the fourth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust and the second most abundant metal (after aluminium). It is the metallic iron at the Earth’s centre which accounts for its magnetic field as well as for its overall mass density. This metallic iron was exploited many centuries ago for navigation purposes with the pioneering development of the magnetic compass.

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Gutteridge, J.M.C. (1998). Iron in Free Radical Reactions and Antioxidant Protection. In: Özben, T. (eds) Free Radicals, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidants. NATO ASI Series, vol 296. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2907-8_1

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