Choline deprivation induces hyperhomocysteinemia in rats fed low methionine diets

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 483-490

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

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Betaine; Choline deficiency; Homocysteine; Low casein diet; Soybean protein diet

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; BETAINE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; CASEIN; CHOLINE; CYSTATHIONINE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; LIPOTROPIC AGENT;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH; LIVER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WISTAR RAT;

GLYCINE MAX; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; BETAINE; CHOLINE; CHOLINE DEFICIENCY; CYSTEINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GROWTH; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LIPOTROPIC AGENTS; LIVER; MALE; METHIONINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 64349089735     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.54.483     Document Type: Article

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