Homocysteine homeostasis in the rat is maintained by compensatory changes in cystathionine β-synthase, betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase, and phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase gene transcription occurring in response to maternal protein and folic acid intake during pregnancy and fat intake after weaning

Nutrition Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 572-578

  Chmurzynska, Agata ^a   Malinowska, Anna M ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

BHMT; CBS; Fetal programming; Homocysteine; PEMT; Rats

Indexed keywords

BETAINE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; FAT; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LARD; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BMHT GENE; CBS GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOWN REGULATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIPID DIET; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PEMT GENE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEANING;

RATTUS;

EID: 80051601162     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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