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It triggers mitophagy, the selective cleanup of damaged mitochondria
Metabolomic analysis of serum BAss in SZ patients revealed significantly altered BAs profiles compared to healthy controls (80)
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One clinical trial found subjects who supplemented with glutathione had higher levels of natural killer (NK) cells and lymphocytestwo types of cells that fight off infections (9)