Betaine, ethanol, and the liver: A review

Alcohol

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 395-398

  Barak, Anthony J ^a,b   Beckenhauer, Harriet C ^a   Tuma, Dean J ^a  

^a VA Alcohol Research Center   (United States)

^b VA NEBRASKA WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine; Ethanol; Liver; Methionine metabolism; Rats; S Adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETAINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME REGULATION; FATTY LIVER; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW;

EID: 0030199376     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0741-8329(96)00030-4     Document Type: Article

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