Liver α-tocopherol transfer protein and its mRNA are differentially altered by dietary vitamin E deficiency and protein insufficiency in rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2348-2354

  Shaw, Huey Mei ^a   Huang, Ching Jang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

mRNA; Protein deficiency; Rats; Vitamin E status; tocopherol transfer protein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CARRIER PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; MESSENGER RNA;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RAT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032410871     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.12.2348     Document Type: Article

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