Taurine: Protective properties against ethanol-induced hepatic steatosis and lipid peroxidation during chronic ethanol consumption in rats

Amino Acids

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 53-76

  Kerai, M D J ^a   Waterfield, C J ^c   Kenyon, S H ^b   Asker, D S ^c   Timbrell, J A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acids; CYP2E1; Ethanol; Hepatic steatosis; Homocysteine; Lipid peroxidation; Methionine synthase; Protection; Taurine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILE ACID; CYTOCHROME P450; HOMOCYSTEINE; MICROSOME ENZYME; TAURINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTASIS; CYSTEINE; DIET; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MICROSOMES, LIVER; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TAURINE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031709570     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01345280     Document Type: Article

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