Reversal of ethanol-induced hepatic steatosis and lipid peroxidation by taurine: A study in rats

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 529-541

  Kerai, Mita D J ^a   Waterfield, Catherine J ^b   Kenyon, Susan H ^a   Asker, Daniel S ^b   Timbrell, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOCHROME P450; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; TAURINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILE DUCT DISEASE; BILE FLOW; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; URINARY EXCRETION;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYTOSOL; DIET; ETHANOL; FATTY LIVER, ALCOHOLIC; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TAURINE; TIME FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032788510     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/34.4.529     Document Type: Article

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