The life span of glutathione-deficient red cells in Tasmanian Merino sheep.
59FeCl3 was used to measure red cell life span in GSH-low type sheep to the Tasmanian Merino breed, whose GSH deficiency is due to a diminished activity of gamma-glutamyl cysteine synthetase. The 59Fe survival slopes fell within normal limits, indicating that red cells with this type of GSH deficiency do not have a shortened life span.
D000818:Animals; D004905:Erythrocyte Aging; D005978:Glutathione / Q000172:deficiency*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000097:blood*
D005978:Glutathione