The effect of acute glutathione treatment on sorbitol level in erythrocytes from diabetic patients

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-60

  Ciuchi, E ^b   Odetti, P ^b   Prando, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

diabetes; glutathione; sorbitol

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; SCAVENGER; SORBITOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ERYTHROCYTES; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SORBITOL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031045980     PISSN: 03381684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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