Creatine synthesis: Production of guanidinoacetate by the rat and human kidney in vivo

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Edison, Erica E ^a   Brosnan, Margaret E ^a   Meyer, Christian ^b,c   Brosnan, John T ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid metabolism; L arginine:glycine amidinotransferase; Transamidinase

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CREATINE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; CREATININE; GLYCINE AMIDINOTRANSFERASE; GUANIDINOACETATE METHYLTRANSFERASE; GUANIDINOACETIC ACID; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME MECHANISM; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

EID: 36549074041     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00356.2007     Document Type: Article

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