Nicotinamide counteracts alcohol-induced impairment of hepatic protein metabolism in humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2199-2204

  Volpi, Elena ^a   Lucidi, Paola ^a   Cruciani, Guido ^a   Monacchia, Francesca ^a   Reboldi, Gianpaolo ^a   Brunetti, Paolo ^a   Bolli, Geremia B ^a   De Feo, Pierpaolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albumin synthesis; Fibrinogen synthesis; Humans; Leucine kinetics; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALCOHOL; FIBRINOGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LACTIC ACID; LEUCINE; NICOTINAMIDE; PROTEIN; PYRUVIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; WINE;

EID: 0030730066     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.11.2199     Document Type: Article

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