Toxic oxygen: The radical life-giver
@article{Abele2002ToxicOT, title={Toxic oxygen: The radical life-giver}, author={D. Abele}, journal={Nature}, year={2002}, volume={420}, pages={27-27} }
A primary function of mitochondria may have been to compartmentalize respiration, thus protecting cells from the damaging side-effects of oxygen metabolism.
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