Effect of l-carnitine supplementation on xenobiotic-metabolizing hepatic enzymes exposed to methanol

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 427-435

  Olszowy, Zofia ^a   Plewka, Andrzej ^a   Czech, Ewa ^a   Nowicka, Joanna ^a   Plewka, Danuta ^a   Nowaczyk, Grazyna ^a   Kamiński, Marcin ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

l carnitine; Liver; Methanol; P450; Rat

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CYTOCHROME B5 REDUCTASE; CYTOCHROME P450 1A2; CYTOCHROME P450 2B1; CYTOCHROME P450 2B2; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; LIVER ENZYME; METHANOL; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

EID: 33745141219     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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