Term Name: | response to oxygen radical |
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Definition: | Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an oxygen radical stimulus. An oxygen radical is any oxygen species that carries a free electron; examples include hydroxyl radicals and the superoxide anion. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0000305] QuickGO AmiGO |