Effect of fasting on methionine adenosyltransferase expression and the methionine cycle in the mouse liver

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 118-123

  Sakata, Shigeko Fujimoto ^a   Okumura, Sonomi ^a   Matsuda, Koichi ^a   Horikawa, Yoko ^a   Maeda, Mitsuko ^a   Kawasaki, Koichi ^a   Chou, Janice Yang ^b   Tamaki, Nanaya ^a  

^a KOBE GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosylmethionine; Fasting; Glutathione; Methionine adenosyltransferase; Methylation

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 20444427266     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.51.118     Document Type: Article

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