| Term: | heart hydrogen peroxide metabolic process |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | heart |
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| Definition: | Blood pumping organ composed of four components: sinus venosus, atrium, cardiac ventricle and bulbus arteriosus. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000114] |
| Name: | hydrogen peroxide metabolic process |
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| Synonyms: | H2O2 metabolic process, hydrogen peroxide metabolism |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a potentially harmful byproduct of aerobic cellular respiration which can cause damage to DNA. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0042743] QuickGO AmiGO |