Effect of betaine supplementation on changes in hepatic metabolism of sulfur-containing amino acids and experimental cholestasis induced by α-naphthylisothiocyanate

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 663-670

  Kim, Young C ^a   Jung, Young S ^a   Kim, Sang K ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Betaine; Cholestasis; S Adenosylmethionine; Sulfur amino acid; Transsulfuration; Naphthylisothiocyanate

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETAINE; BILIRUBIN; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SULFUR AMINO ACID;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 15044351786     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.12.015     Document Type: Article

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