It also lowered the so-called good cholesterol, or high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and it did not enter the cell, a characteristic Medford wanted hisdrug to have, because some of the oxidation process takes place within cellular membranes.

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Much of the damage looks like the result of oxidation by free radicals (oxygen-rich compounds released during cellular energy production).

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