Urea and methylamines have similar effects on aldose reductase activity

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 6 42-6, 1997, Pages

  Burg, Maurice B ^a,b   Peters, Eugenia M ^a  

^a Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism NHBLI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine; Counteracting organic osmolytes; Glycerophosphorylcholine; Inositol; Sorbitol; Taurine

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; BETAINE; GLUCOSE; GLYCERALDEHYDE; GLYCEROPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; INOSITOL; METHYLAMINE; SORBITOL; TAURINE; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE; UREA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

EID: 0031427001     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.273.6.f1048     Document Type: Article

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