Gamma-glutamyl transferase: risk and prognosis of cancer
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Gamma glutamyl transferase.
Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) has been widely used as an index of liver dysfunction and marker of alcohol intake. The last few years have seen improvements in these areas and advances in understanding of its physiological role in counteracting oxidative stress by breaking down extracellular glutathione and making its component amino acids available to the cells. Conditions that increas...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Cancer
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0007-0920,1532-1827
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.128