Homocysteine metabolism in cardiovascular cells and tissues: Implications for hyperhomocysteinemia and cardiovascular disease

Advances in Enzyme Regulation

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-109

  Chen, P ^a   Poddar, R ^a   Tipa, E V ^a   Dibello, P M ^a   Moravec, C D ^a   Robinson, K ^a   Green, R ^b   Kruger, W D ^c   Garrow, T A ^d   Jacobsen, D W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE-HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENETICS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; METABOLIC REGULATION; METABOLISM; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULAR TISSUE;

EID: 0032864302     PISSN: 00652571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2571(98)00029-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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