title: Differences in levels of erythrocyte glutathione and its metabolizing enzyme activities among primates.
abstract: 1. The levels of erythrocyte glutathione and the activities of its metabolizing enzymes--glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and glutathione reductase (GR)--were measured in four species of primates: human, rhesus monkey, common marmoset and common tree shrew. 2. There were marked differences in GSH-Px and GST activities among the primates, while GR activity and glutathione level were much less variable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002144:Callithrix / Q000097:blood*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000097:blood*; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood*; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000097:blood*; D012788:Shrews / Q000097:blood*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D005978:Glutathione