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Habitual consumption of fruits and vegetables: associations with human rectal glutathione S-transferase.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Nov 2004
Wark Petra A, Grubben Marina J A L, Peters Wilbert H M, Nagengast Fokko M, Kampman Ellen, Kok Frans J, van 't Veer Pieter
Abstract excerpt
The glutathione (GSH)/glutathione S-transferase (GST) system is an important detoxification system in the gastrointestinal tract. A high activity of this system may benefit cancer prevention. The aim of the study was to assess whether habitual consumption of fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruits and brassica and allium vegetables, is positively associated with parameters reflecting the activity of the...
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