Free radicals play a major role in the initiation and progression of which diseases?1
a. Cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and ischemic heart disease
b. Renal diseases such as acute tubular necrosis and glomerulonephritis
c. Gastrointestinal diseases such as peptic ulcer disease and Crohn disease
d. Muscular disease such as muscular dystrophy and fibromyalgia
Ans: a. Cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and ischemic heart disease
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