Effect of oral CDP-choline on plasma choline and uridine levels in humans

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 989-992

  Wurtman, Richard J ^a   Regan, Meredith ^a   Ulus, Ismail ^a   Yu, Lilly ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choline; Citicoline; Cytidine; Cytidylyl diphosphocholine; Phosphatidylcholine; Uridine

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CITICOLINE; URIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHOLINE; CYTIDINE; CYTIDINE DIPHOSPHATE CHOLINE; CYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PC12 CELLS; RATS; URIDINE; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

EID: 0034308088     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(00)00436-6     Document Type: Article

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