“…The majority of ROS, which include superoxide (O 2 и-), hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) and the hydroxyl radical (иOH) are produced by the electron transport chain during oxidative phosphorylation (Droge, 2002). ROS production increases when electron transfer is disrupted (Turrens, 2003), which can be brought about by a number of conditions, including food deprivation (Pascual et al, 2003), zinc deficiency (Hidalgo et al, 2002), pollutants (Torres et al, 2002), hypoxia (Dirmeier et al, 2002), hyperoxia (Ritola et al, 1999) and changes in temperature (Ali et al, 2010;Heise et al, 2007;Heise et al, 2006;O'Kane et al, 1996).…”