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Roles of Oxidative Stress-Related Molecular Signals in the Regulation of Toxicity of Environmental Toxicants or Stresses

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In organisms, not only oxidative stress can act as a cellular contributor to toxicity induction of environmental toxicants or stress, but also oxidative stress-related molecular signals can further act as important molecular regulators for the toxicity induction of environmental toxicants or stress. We here first introduced the important roles of mitochondrial complex signals in the regulation of toxicity of environmental toxicants or stresses. Moreover, we also introduced the important roles of SOD proteins, CTL proteins, and GST proteins in the regulation of toxicity of environmental toxicants or stresses. The important roles of oxidative stress-related molecular signals in the regulation of toxicity of environmental toxicants or stresses are further discussed.

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Wang, D. (2019). Roles of Oxidative Stress-Related Molecular Signals in the Regulation of Toxicity of Environmental Toxicants or Stresses. In: Molecular Toxicology in Caenorhabditis elegans. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3633-1_3

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