Synthesis of betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase is continuously enhanced in fatty livers of thyroidectomized chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-213

  Shibata, T ^a   Akamine, T ^a   Nikki, T ^a   Yamashita, H ^a   Nobukuni, K ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequencing; Betaine homocysteine S methyltransferase; Electrophoresis; Liver protein; Thyroidectomized chicken

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

BETAINE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; BHMT PROTEIN, HUMAN; CHOLESTEROL; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BETAINE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CHOLESTEROL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; LIVER; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THYROIDECTOMY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0037313661     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.2.207     Document Type: Article

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