Choline supplementation increases tissue concentrations of carnitine and lowers body fat in guinea pigs

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 464-470

  Daily III, James W ^a   Hongu, Nobuko ^a   Mynatt, Randall L ^a   Sachan, Dileep S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat; Choline carnitine; Energy fuels; Guinea pigs; RER

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CHOLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0031725448     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(98)00044-8     Document Type: Article

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