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oxygen toxicity

Edited by Richard Cammack, Teresa Atwood, Peter Campbell, Howard Parish, Anthony Smith, Frank Vella and John Stirling

in Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Second edition

Published in print January 2006 | ISBN: 9780198529170
Published online January 2008 | e-ISBN: 9780191727641
oxygen toxicity

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toxicity resulting from excessive exposure to gaseous dioxygen. An atmosphere containing 100% oxygen is toxic to animals and cultured animal

Reference Entry.  78 words. 

Subjects: Biochemistry

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