Dietary supplementation with cysteine prodrugs selectively restores tissue glutathione levels and redox status in protein-malnourished mice1 1Supported in part by the OARDC Hatch Fund to T.M.B., National Institutes of Health Grant NS38315 to T.M.B.
Authors:
- Hong WangHWHong Wang
- Gary D StonerGSGary D Stoner
- Tammy M BrayTBTammy M Bray
- 1 October 2002
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
- Vol. 13 (10) , 625-633
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