Ontogeny of hepatic enzymes involved in serine- and folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism in rabbits

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 5 43-5, 2001, Pages

  Thompson, Henry R ^a   Jones, Gayle M ^a   Narkewicz, Michael R ^a,b  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Methenyltetrahydrofolate synthase; Methionine synthase; Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase; Serine hydroxymethyltransferase; Tetrahydrofolate

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CARBON; FOLIC ACID; FOLINIC ACID; GLYCINE CLEAVAGE SYSTEM; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; SERINE; SYNTHETASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KIDNEY; LIVER; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0035041597     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.280.5.g873     Document Type: Article

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