Roles for the methylation of phosphatidylethanolamine

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-130

  Vance, Dennis E ^a   Walkey, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

CHROMOSOME 11; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; HUMANS; LIVER; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MICE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES;

MURINAE;

EID: 0031921782     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041433-199804000-00008     Document Type: Review

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