Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can be produced as a result of action of various physical environmental agents. The most important include ultraviolet radiation, electromagnetic ionizing radiation (X and n ), and ultrasound. Static and low frequency magnetic fields also affect the number of ROS, but their action involves affecting recombination kinetics of radical pairs formed in biochemical reactions rather than ROS generation.
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Volume 9, 2003 - Issue 1