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Protection of retinal pigment epithelium from oxidative injury by glutathione and precursors.

Paul W. Sternberg, P. Davidson, Dean P. Jones, Tory M. Hagen, Robyn L Reed, Carolyn Drews‐Botsch

PubMed · 1993 · 82 citations · 30 references

Abstract

These results indicate that protection by the amino acid precursors is mediated through synthesis of GSH, and they also show that exogenous GSH can provide protection against oxidative injury.

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Hydroperoxide metabolism in mammalian organs.

B Chance, Helmut Sies, A Boveris · Physiological Reviews · 1979 · 5.8K citations

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[44] Glutathione peroxidase

Albrecht Wendel · Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology · 1981 · 3K citations

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Potent and specific inhibition of glutathione synthesis by buthionine sulfoximine (S-n-butyl homocysteine sulfoximine).

Owen W. Griffith, A Meister · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1979 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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High-performance liquid chromatography analysis of nanomole levels of glutathione, glutathione disulfide, and related thiols and disulfides

Donald J. Reed, John R. Babson, Patrick W. Beatty et al. · Analytical Biochemistry · 1980 · 1.2K citations

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The metabolism of menadione (2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) by isolated hepatocytes. A study of the implications of oxidative stress in intact cells.

Hjördis Thor, Martyn T. Smith, Pia Hartzell et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1982 · 902 citations · Full text

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