Hyperhomocysteinemia induced by guanidinoacetic acid is effectively suppressed by choline and betaine in rats

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1696-1703

  Setoue, Minoru ^a   Ohuchi, Seiya ^a   Morita, Tatsuya ^a   Sugiyama, Kimio ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Betaine; Choline; Guanidinoacetic acid; Homocysteine; Methionine

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PLASMAS; RATS;

CHOLINE (CHO); CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE-DEPENDENT MANNER; HOMOCYSTEINE (HCY); HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; L-METHIONINE; METHIONINE (M);

GALLIUM ALLOYS;

BETAINE; CHOLINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; GUANIDINOACETIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LIVER; RAT;

ANIMALS; BETAINE; CHOLINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLYCINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LIVER; METHIONINE; RATS;

RATTUS;

EID: 47949114738     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70791     Document Type: Article

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