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...

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Hlavní autoři: Elshorbagy, A, Refsum, H, Smith, A, Graham, I
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: 2009