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note entry term ANTIOXIDANT EFFECT: use only for the antioxidant effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note
Naturally occurring or synthetic substances that inhibit or retard oxidation reactions. They counteract the damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues.
Naturally occurring or synthetic substances that inhibit or retard oxidation reactions. They counteract the damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues.