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L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylate supplementation in murine gamma-GT deficiency.
Free radical biology & medicine - 1 Jun 2003
Held Patrice, Harding Cary O
Abstract excerpt
gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma-GT) deficiency in GGT(enu1) mice is associated with glutathionemia, glutathionuria, growth retardation, infertility, lethargy, cataracts, and shortened life span. Total liver glutathione (GSH) content is significantly reduced in gamma-GT-deficient mice due to chronic excessive GSH loss. Oral supplementation of GGT(enu1) mice with L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylate (OTZ), a...
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