Signaling Mechanisms of Oxygen and Nitrogen Free Radicals

We now understand that free radicals are not just reactive species, but that they are formed in enzymatic reactions and responsible for many physiological functions. Superoxide and nitric oxide have a longer life in biological systems than other classic free radicals; that allows them to play significant roles in signaling. Of interest to those in biochemistry, drug discovery, biochemical science, pharmacology and molecular biology, this book provides new understanding of those signaling functions in living organisms as related to cardiovascular processes, cancer, inflammation, hereditary diseases, and their regulation of physiological functions such as development, aging, and senescence.