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GSH
Reduced glutathione (GSH) is an intracellular tripeptide composed of glutamate, cysteine, and glycine that functions as a major endogenous antioxidant, protecting gametes and embryos from oxidative stress by neutralizing reactive oxygen species.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Anatomy, physiology and embryology
Level of specialization High
Definition source Diccionario médico CUN
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GSH
glutatión reducido

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GSH
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Since GSH production is dependent on the availability of cysteine, the addition of cysteine supported bovine embryo development and correlated with an increase in GSH levels in cleavage and blastocyst stages embryo.
It has been shown that GSH export is required for extracellular redox regulation in bacteria, for GSH turnover in mammalian cells, and for serving as an osmotic driving force in bile formation.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
intracellular GSH
WITH NOUNS
GSH production | melocule | levels
WITH VERBS
regulate GSH