Regulation of hepatic glutathione synthesis: current concepts and controversies
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 13 (10), 1169-1183
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.13.10.1169
Abstract
Glutathione (GSH) is an important intracellular peptide with multiple functions ranging from antioxidant defense to modulation of cell proliferation. GSH is synthesized in the cytosol of all mammal...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health (DK45334)
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