Measurement of muscle protein synthesis by positron emission tomography with L-[methyl-11C]methionine: Effects of transamination and transmethylation

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 341-345

  Carter, Edward A ^a   Yu, Yong M ^a   Alpert, Nathaniel M ^b   Bonab, Ali A ^b   Tompkins, Ronald G ^a   Fischman, Alan J ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycloheximide; Methionine; Positron emission tomography; Protein synthesis rate; Rat; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE C 11;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; METHYLATION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSAMINATION;

EID: 0032811744     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199908000-00021     Document Type: Article

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