Beneficial impact of L-carnitine in liver: A study in a rat model of syndrome X

Amino Acids

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 475-483

  Rajasekar, P ^a   Viswanathan, P ^a   Anuradha, C V ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Carnitine; Insulin resistance; Oxidative damage; Protein kinase C; Protein tyrosine kinase; Protein tyrosine phosphatase

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; 3 NITROTYROSINE; 4 HYDROXYNONENAL; CARNITINE; CELL NUCLEUS DNA; FRUCTOSE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; PROTEIN KINASE C BETA; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE; STARCH;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNDROME X;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CARNITINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRUCTOSE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 49749102764     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-007-0559-3     Document Type: Article

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