The discovery of a vitamin role for carnitine: The first 50 years

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2131-2134

  Wolf, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CHOLINE; TAURINE; THIOCTIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; CARNITINE DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXERCISE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEMODIALYSIS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID OXIDATION; LONG TERM CARE; MITOCHONDRION; MOTH; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33746601124     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.8.2131     Document Type: Article

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