title: Levels of glutathione and 2,3-diphosphoglycerate in the red blood cells of Australian Aborigines.
abstract: There were no significant differences in packed cell volume (PCV) and red cell 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) levels in Australian Aborigines and Caucasians. A highly significant negative correlation was found between PCV and 2,3-DPG in both Aborigines (r = 0.251; n = 231) and Caucasians (r = 0.435; n = 227). Levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) in the red blood cells of Aborigines were significantly lower (P < 0.001) compared to those of Caucasians. There was a significant negative correlation between PCV and GSH in both the groups; (Aborigines r = -0.637, n = 115; Caucasians r = 0.388, n = 111).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D004163:Diphosphoglyceric Acids / Q000097:blood*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005978:Glutathione / Q000097:blood*; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044465:White People; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
chemical_list: D004163:Diphosphoglyceric Acids; D005978:Glutathione