The Scientist : Insights into paracetamol poisoning [8/11/2000]

Glutathione S-transferases may provide a means for treating fatal liver damage caused by paracetamol overdose.

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News from The Scientist 2000, 1(1):20001108-01

8 November 2000

Glutathione S-transferases (GST) may provide a means for treating fatal liver damage caused by paracetamol overdose. In a paper published in 7 November Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Henderson et al provide a new insight into how the enzyme GST Pi may moderate the toxic effects of paracetamol (acetaminophen).

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