Free Radicals in Tropical Diseases [Hardcover]

Okezie Aruoma (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 3718652617 | ISBN-13: 978-3718652617 | Publication Date: January 1, 1993 | Edition: 1

The understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying the pathology of human diseases is of great importance in medical research, and this has provoked considerable interest in the role of reactive oxygen species. This book considers the involvement of free radicals in a range of tropical diseases, including malaria, kwashiorkor, sickle cell anaemia, tropical pancreatitis, trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis. The approach to the subject matter is novel and the book will be one of a kind in the context of tropical medicine.
Okeziel I. Aruoma, Pharmacology Group, University of London, King's College, London, UK

Product Details

• Hardcover: 281 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3718652617
• ISBN-13: 978-3718652617
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,045,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Free radicals as agents of oxidative stress - lessons from nearly 2 decades ago, November 29, 2010

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Kofi D (Coleraine, NI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Free Radicals in Tropical Diseases (Hardcover)

Free Radicals in Tropical Medicine (FRTM), published by Harwood Academic Publishers (London), is yet another understated masterpiece from the "Chinua Achebe" of biomedical Sciences. The book exemplifies Okezie's usual joint-up thinking on the subject of oxidative stress, caused in the main, by free radicals. The 12 chapters (counting the preface) in FRTM are written by 10-big hitters in the field, in addition to Okezie himself who contributes the book overview, and two chapters covering experimental methods (chapter 11) and the role of free radicals in nutrition (chapter 9). At the risk of repetition, FRTM is an excellent book overall no matter that it was first published 18 years ago. A particular highlight for me, is chapter 6 dealing with herbal agents that work by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS)at their sight of action, e.g. quinghauso - for all intents and purposes -artimisinin. Though intended for a specialized audience originally, FRTM may also appeal to a more highly educated general public of our times. The book is a classic and worth reading if you can get your hands on a copy.
Kofi. D. (Coleraine)