Biotin deficiency blocks thymocyte maturation, accelerates thymus involution, and decreases nose-rump length in mice

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1970-1977

  Báez Saldaña, Armida ^a   Ortega, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biotin deficiency; Propionyl CoA carboxylase; Pyruvate carboxylase; Thymocyte maturation; Thymus involution

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; PROPIONYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; PYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CELL MATURATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; FEEDING; INVOLUTION; LIVER; LIVER CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOSE; SPLEEN; SPLEEN CELL; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3543089240     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.8.1970     Document Type: Article

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