A brief history of choline

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 254-258

  Zeisel, Steven H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Brain; Choline; Phosphatidylcholine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; BONE DISEASE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; FATTY LIVER; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BILE; CHOLINE; DOGS; FATTY LIVER; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LECITHINS; LIVER; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; RATS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; RATTUS;

EID: 84870356659     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343120     Document Type: Review

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