Elevated glycine betaine excretion in diabetes mellitus patients is associated with proximal tubular dysfunction and hyperglycemia

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-99

  Dellow, Warwick J ^a   Chambers, Stephen T ^b   Lever, Michael ^a   Lunt, Helen ^c   Robson, Richard A ^d  

^a CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Diabetes Centre   (New Zealand)

^d CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Glycine betaine; Proximal tubular dysfunction; Retinol binding protein; Sorbitol

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCARNITINE; BETAINE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CARNITINE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; TRIGONELLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY TUBULE DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0032917905     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(98)00115-6     Document Type: Article

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