Decreased glutathione in patients with anorexia nervosa. Risk factor for toxic liver injury?

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 238-243

  Zenger, F ^a   Russmann, S ^a   Junker, E ^a   Wuthrich C ^a   Bui, M H ^b   Lauterburg, Bernhard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Vitamin Institute Lausanne   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Anorexia nervosa; Glutathione; Hepatitis; Liver; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINO ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYSTEINE; FOLIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; MULTIVITAMIN; PARACETAMOL; PYRIDOXINE; RANITIDINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SALICYLIC ACID; TRIPEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RISK FACTOR; SELF POISONING; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 1342268505     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601772     Document Type: Article

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