Effect of orally administered glutathione on glutathione levels in some organs of rats: Role of specific transporters

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 293-300

  Favilli, Fabio ^a   Marraccini, Patrizia ^a   Iantomasi, Teresa ^a   Vincenzini, Maria T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

glutamyltranspeptidase; Glutathione; Intestine

Indexed keywords

ACIVICIN; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART; JEJUNUM; LIVER LEVEL; LUNG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; ISOXAZOLES; JEJUNUM; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030849441     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19970147     Document Type: Article

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