Folate deficiency results in alteration in intestinal brush border membrane composition and enzyme activities in weanling rats

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-167

  Singla, Amika ^a   Kaushik, Susmita ^a   Kaur, Jyotdeep ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Brush border enzymes; Brush border membrane; Folate deficiency; Lipid composition

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CEREBROSIDE; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOSOL AMINOPEPTIDASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEXOSAMINE; HEXOSE; PHOSPHOLIPID; SIALIC ACID; SUGAR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; RAT;

AMINO SUGARS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEXOSES; HYDROLASES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MICROVILLI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33746875980     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.52.163     Document Type: Article

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