"Reactive Oxygen Species" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Molecules or ions formed by the incomplete one-electron reduction of oxygen. These reactive oxygen intermediates include SINGLET OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDES; PEROXIDES; HYDROXYL RADICAL; and HYPOCHLOROUS ACID. They contribute to the microbicidal activity of PHAGOCYTES, regulation of signal transduction and gene expression, and the oxidative damage to NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; and LIPIDS.
| Descriptor ID |
D017382
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.339.431 D01.650.775
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| Concept/Terms |
Reactive Oxygen Species- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Oxygen Species, Reactive
- Active Oxygen
- Oxygen, Active
- Oxygen Radicals
- Pro-Oxidants
- Pro Oxidants
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2013 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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