The association of plasma cysteine and gamma-glutamyltransferase with BMI and obesity.
We recently reported a strong positive association of plasma total cysteine (tCys) with fat mass in over 5,000 subjects. As gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) enzyme increases cysteine availability by catalyzing glutathione breakdown and is positively associated with BMI and adiposity, we hypothesized...
| Egile Nagusiak: | , , , |
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| Formatua: | Journal article |
| Hizkuntza: | English |
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2009
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