Gender-related differences in polyamine oxidase activity in rat tissues

Amino Acids

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-148

  Ferioli, Maria Elena ^a,b   Pinotti, O ^a   Pirona, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Gender; Polyamine oxidase; Polyamines; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; POLYAMINE; POLYAMINE OXIDASE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN; THYMUS;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; POLYAMINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX FACTORS; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032869677     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01361877     Document Type: Article

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