Threonine metabolism in the intestine of mice: Loss of mucin 2 induces the threonine catabolic pathway

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-107

  Van Der, Sluis Maria ^a   Schaart, Maaike W ^a   De Koning, Barbara A E ^a   Schierbeek, Henk ^a   Velcich, Anna ^a   Renes, Ingrid B ^b   Van Goudoever, Johannes B ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon; Glycine; Metabolism; Mucin 2; Threonine

Indexed keywords

MUCIN 2; THREONINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, LARGE; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUCIN-2; THREONINE;

MUS;

EID: 67651062420     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181a23dbe     Document Type: Article

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