Glutamine, as a precursor of glutathione, and oxidative stress

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 100-105

  Amores Sánchez, María Isabel ^a   Medina, Miguel Ángel ^b  

^a Department of Anesthesiology   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enteral nutrition; Glutamine; Glutathione; Ischemia reperfusion; Oxidative stress; Total parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CANCER THERAPY; CELL PROTECTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH MUCOSA INJURY; SURGICAL STRESS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0344809962     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mgme.1999.2857     Document Type: Article

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