Postnatal Gender-dependent Maturation of Cellular Cysteine Uptake

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BACKGROUND: In view of the functional capacity of glutathione synthesis in premature infants, and because the availability of cysteine is one the rate limiting steps in glutathione synthesis, we hypothesized that the low glutathione levels in premature infants may be due to immaturity of the active cellular uptake of cysteine. OBJECTIVE: To document in cells from newborn infants the effect of maturity and gender...

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