Age- and sex-related differences of serum carnitine in a japanese population

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-74

  Takiyama, Nobuaki ^a   Matsumoto, Kojiro ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acylcarnitine; Aging; Estrogen; Free carnitine

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; CARNITINE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031935711     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1998.10720458     Document Type: Article

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