Overexpression of ornithine aminotransferase: Consequences on amino acid homeostasis

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 843-851

  Ventura, Gabrielle ^a   De Bandt, Jean Pascal ^a,b   Segaud, Frédéric ^a   Perret, Christine ^c   Robic, Daniel ^a   Levillain, Olivier ^d   Le Plenier, Servane ^a   Godard, Cécile ^c   Cynober, Luc ^a,b   Moinard, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Arginine; Glutamine; Ornithine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; GLUTAMINE; ORNITHINE OXOACID AMINOTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE LEVEL; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; JEJUNUM; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; ORNITHINE-OXO-ACID TRANSAMINASE; PHENOTYPE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 67649425341     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508043389     Document Type: Article

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