Influence of dietary methionine level on the liver metallothionein mRNA level in rats

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2465-2470

  Nocianitri, Komang Ayu ^a   Sakakibara, Shoji ^a   Kanno, Takashi ^b   Kikuchi, Hiroto ^b   Kurasaki, Masaaki ^a   Aoyama, Yoritaka ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nippon Beet Sugar Mfg Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Betaine; Carnitine; Choline deficiency; Liver metallothionein mRNA; Methionine

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CHOLINE; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; METHIONINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; GENETICS; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; ORGAN SIZE; RAT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BETAINE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLINE; CHOLINE DEFICIENCY; DIET; LIVER; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; METHIONINE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 1842841934     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.66.2465     Document Type: Article

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