Glutathione therapy: From prodrugs to genes

Seminars in Liver Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 415-424

  Anderson, Mary E ^a   Luo, Jia L I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

2 oxothiazolidine 4 carboxylate; GSH ester; glutamylcysteine synthesase

Indexed keywords

2 OXO 4 THIAZOLIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID; ACETYLCYSTEINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; PRODRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CELL LEVEL; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032435767     PISSN: 02728087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1007174     Document Type: Review

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