Insulin administration abrogates perturbation of methyl group and homocysteine metabolism in streptozotocin-treated type 1 diabetic rats

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 301, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Nieman, Kristin M ^a   Schalinske, Kevin L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; DNA methylation; Methyl group metabolism

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; INSULIN; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; METHYL GROUP; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; STREPTOZOCIN;

AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN LIKE ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DNA METHYLATION; GLYCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; INSULIN; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 80052057983     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00105.2011     Document Type: Article

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