Long-term stability of blood glutathione and cysteine in humans

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1100-1105

  Richie Jr , John P ^a   Abraham, Patricia ^a   Leutzinger, Yvonne ^a  

^a AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

erythrocytes; variation, source of

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0029901755     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/42.7.1100     Document Type: Article

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