Lipid hydroperoxides (LOOH) are the primary products of lipid peroxidation. Therefore, it would be desirable to detect and identify the lipid hydroperoxides in tissues or blood. One of the most advanced methods for the detection of LOOH is a chemiluminescence-based high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay (
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