Identification of differences in human and great ape phytanic acid metabolism that could influence gene expression profiles and physiological functions

BMC Physiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Watkins, Paul A ^a   Moser, Ann B ^a   Toomer, Cicely B ^a   Steinberg, Steven J ^a   Moser, Hugo W ^a   Karaman, Mazen W ^b   Ramaswamy, Krishna ^b   Siegmund, Kimberly D ^c   Lee, D Rick ^d   Ely, John J ^d   Ryder, Oliver A ^e   Hacia, Joseph G ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Alamogordo Primate Facility   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTANIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMINID; HUMAN; INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; PHYTANIC ACID;

EID: 77957568866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6793-10-19     Document Type: Article

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