Dietary choline supplementation in rats increases carnitine concentration in liver, but decreases plasma and kidney carnitine concentrations

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 68-73

  Rein, Dietrich ^a   Krasin, Bruce ^a   Sheard, Nancy F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

carnitine; choline; nutrient interaction; rats; supplementation

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CHOLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RAT;

EID: 0031003557     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(96)00175-1     Document Type: Article

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