Elevated expression of liver γ-cystathionase is required for the maintenance of lactation in rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 928-933

  Barber, Teresa ^a   Triguero, Ana ^a   Martínez López, Itziar ^a   Torres, Luis ^a   García, Concha ^a   Miralles, Vicente J ^a   Viña, Juan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Glutathione; L cysfeine; L cystathionine; Lactating mammary gland; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CYSTATHIONINE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; PROPARGYLGLYCINE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER SIZE; MAMMARY GLAND; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0032929635     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.5.928     Document Type: Article

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