It is well established that mammalian erythrocytes are an
ideal cell model to study free radical-mediated injury, since
they are enucleated and have a short life span. Indeed, erythrocytes are particularly sensitive to oxidative damage due to
the presenceofahighcontentofpolyunsaturatedfatty acidsin
their membranes and high cellular concentrations of oxygen
and hemoglobin (Hb)