Histidine-imbalanced diets stimulate hepatic histidase gene expression in rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1979-1983

  Torres, Nimbe ^a   Beristain, Lariza ^a   Bourges, Hector ^a   Tovar, Armando R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amino acid imbalance; Gene expression; Histidase; Histidine; Rats

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CASEIN; HISTIDINE; HISTIDINE AMMONIALYASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032721942     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.11.1979     Document Type: Article

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