Tuesday, December 31, 2013

What are the common causes of cell injury?

The common causes of cell injury are as follows:
  • Oxygen deprivation
    • Hypoxia
  • Physical agents
    • Mechanical Trauma
    • Extremes of temperature
    • Sudden changes in atmospheric pressure
    • Radiation
    • Electric shock
  • Chemical agents and drugs:
    • Oxygen in high concentration
    • Arsenic
    • Cyanide
    • Mercuric salt
    • Insecticides
    • Carbon-mono-oxide
    • Asbestos
  • Infectious agents:
    • Virus, Bacteria, Fungi, Helminths, Rickettsiae
  • Immunological reactions
  • Genetic derangements
  • Nutritional imbalance

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