Pharmacokinetics of oral betaine in healthy subjects and patients with homocystinuria

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-13

  Schwahn, Bernd C ^a   Hafner, Dieter ^a   Hohlfeld, Thomas ^a   Balkenhol, Nina ^a   Laryea, Maurice D ^a   Wendel, Udo ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Betaine; Homocysteine; Homocystinuria; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; DIMETHYLGLYCINE; DRUG METABOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG URINE LEVEL; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BETAINE; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMANS; MALE; SARCOSINE;

EID: 0037241172     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.01717.x     Document Type: Article

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