Key Takeaway: You don't always need more glutathione to see better results
In tissues with nucleated cells, the less stable G6PD can be replenished through synthesis of newG6PDprotein.Replenishment is not an option in red blood cells, so the protein is depleted with time, generating cells that are hypersensitive to oxidative damage
Destruction of oxidatively-damaged RBCs is accomplished extravascularly by macrophages in the reticuloendothelial system 56
p-values were determined with a two-sample unpaired t- test
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