Sexual differences in branched chain amino acid metabolism into fatty acids and cholesterol in Harderian gland of golden hamster

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 648-653

  Hida, Azumi ^a   Uchijima, Yasunobu ^a   Seyama, Yousuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acyl CoA dehydrogenase; Androgen; Branched chain amino acid; Fatty acid synthesis; Golden hamster

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; CARBON 14; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAMSTER; HARDER GLAND; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031668922     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022161     Document Type: Article

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