The effect of taurine depletion by β-alanine treatment on the susceptibility to ethanol-induced hepatic dysfunction in rats

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-38

  Kerai, M D J ^a   Waterfield, C J ^a   Kenyon, S H ^a   Asker, D S ^a   Timbrell, J A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BETA ALANINE; BILE ACID; CYSTEINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; TAURINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFECT; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALS; BETA-ALANINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CYSTEINE; ETHANOL; FATTY LIVER, ALCOHOLIC; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TAURINE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035142087     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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