Hyperhomocysteinemia reduction in ethanol-fed rabbits by oral betaine

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 421-427

  Alirezaei, Masoud ^a   Saeb, Mehdi ^a   Javidnia, Katayoun ^b   Nazifi, Saeed ^a   Saeb, Saeedeh ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Betaine; Ethanol; Folate; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Rabbit; Vitamin B 12

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864476426     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-010-1110-6     Document Type: Article

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