Methionine adenosyltransferase and liver disease: It's all about SAM

Gastroenterology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 403-407

  Lu, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GENE PRODUCT; GLUCOCORTICOID; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOXIA; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER DISEASE; METHYLATION; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031890203     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(98)70494-9     Document Type: Editorial

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