Advanced Bioactive Compounds Countering the Effects of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Agents Strategies to Counter Biological Damage

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Synopsis

The probability for exposure to damaging radiation, toxic chemicals in the environment and adverse biological agents has increased exponentially today. The more frequent and faster travel that we experience today also escalates the risk of contraction and transmission of potentially deadly infections. This has created a very real and escalating risk for injuries and deaths. This is accentuated in the military and medical staff that is more frequently exposed to radiological, chemical,  and  biological  agents  in their  normal working  environment. Understanding the mechanisms whereby these toxic agents inflict damage to our bodies is essential to prepare us for these challenges. Much of the damage is inflicted through the generation of free radicals and non-radical oxidants which then act through oxidative mechanisms to injury the body. This volume will discuss the damage caused by these radiological, chemical, and biological environmental stressors, the mechanisms through which the damage can occur and the novel strategies that can be used to reduce the injury inflicted by these toxic compounds. Using basic and clinical research approaches, the contents of this book  discuss  new  ideas  for  the  development  of  bioactive  products  and  environmental approaches to lessen or negate the biological damage inflicted by these noxious compounds.

Book details

Edition:
2013
Series:
NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology
Author:
Grant N. Pierce, Volodymyr I. Mizin and Alexander Omelchenko
ISBN:
9789400765139
Related ISBNs:
9789400765122
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-08-30
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2013
Copyright by:
Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Medicine, Nonfiction, Science