HIV/AIDS: Glutathione deficiency is a hallmark of HIV infection and correlates with disease progression and mortality
We thank Qingtong Zhou and Yuxia Wang for their assistence in model analysis or protein preparation, and Angela Walker for assistance with manuscript preparation
In addition, previous publications observed an increase in telomerase activity post treatment with epitalon (Khavinson et al 2003a, b)
Although the study raises some important issues, it also had significant shortcomings
This is critical because muscle tissue drives resting metabolic rate
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