topical use is common, and injectable forms should be used under medical guidance
One study found that higher levels of glutathione peroxidase, an enzyme dependent on glutathione, were associated with a lower risk of heart attacks
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Acute toxicity studies in animals, if extrapolated to humans, implicate a single dose of 10-15 grams necessary to produce significant liver toxicity, although several human case reports have shown toxicity at doses less than 4 grams per day (likely due to having one or more risk factors for sensitivity to toxicity) (Amar 2007)
In animal models, it has accelerated wound closure and increased new blood vessel formation in injured skin
PMID: 15465785 | DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.10.2783S [6] Heard KJ