Oral supplementation with whey proteins increases plasma glutathione levels of HIV‐infected patients

1 February 2001

journal article
clinical trial
Published by Wiley in European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Vol. 31 (2) , 171-178
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2362.2001.00781.x

Abstract

HIV infection is characterized by an enhanced oxidant burden and a systemic deficiency of the tripeptide glutathione (GSH), a major antioxidant. The semi‐essential amino acid cysteine is the main sou...

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