Carnitine depletion in rat pups from mothers given mildronate: A model of carnitine deficiency in late fetal and neonatal life

Life Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 3078-3091

  Peschechera, Alessandro ^a   Scalibastri, Maurizio ^a   Russo, Francesco ^a   Giarrizzo, Mauro Giorgio ^a   Carminati, Paolo ^a   Giannessi, Fabio ^a   Arduini, Arduino ^b   Ricciolini, Rita ^a  

^a Sigma Tau SpA   (Italy)

^b Iperboreal Pharma R and D Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carnitine deficiency; Lipid metabolism; Mildronate; Rat pups

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARNITINE; MILDRONATE; PALMITIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URANIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN LEVEL; CARNITINE DEFICIENCY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART; LACTATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER LEVEL; MUSCLE LEVEL; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PREGNANCY; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CARNITINE; FEMALE; HEART; LACTATION; LIVER; METHYLHYDRAZINES; MILK; MUSCLES; PALMITATES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 26444611260     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2005.03.029     Document Type: Article

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