Glutathione Is an Important Intracellular Thiol

question 45

Essay

Glutathione is an important intracellular thiol. List five functions of glutathione in the body.

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Definitions:

Muscularis Externa

The layer of muscle in the gastrointestinal tract located outside the submucosa, responsible for the movements of peristalsis and segmentation.

Hepatopancreatic Duct

A duct that carries bile from the liver and pancreatic juice from the pancreas into the duodenum.

Common Bile Duct

A duct that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum, important in digestion.

Cystic Duct

The short duct that connects the gallbladder to the common bile duct, allowing bile to flow from the gallbladder into the small intestine.