Influence of Oxidative Stress Generated by Smoking during Pregnancy on Glutathione Status in Mother-Newborn Pairs

• Main Authors: Magdalena Chełchowska (Author), Joanna Gajewska (Author), Jadwiga Ambroszkiewicz (Author), Joanna Mazur (Author), Mariusz Ołtarzewski (Author), Tomasz M. Maciejewski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Glutathione plays a key role in maintaining a physiological balance between prooxidants and antioxidants in the human body. Therefore, we examined the influence of maternal smoking as a source of oxidative stress measured by total oxidant capacity (TOC) on reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutath...