Homocysteine, glycine betaine, and N,N-dimethylglycine in patients attending a lipid clinic

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Lever, Michael ^a   George, Peter M ^a   Dellow, Warwick J ^a   Scott, Russell S ^b   Chambers, Stephen T ^b  

^a CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CARNITINE; CREATININE; DIMETHYLGLYCINE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID URINE LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISORDERS OF LIPID AND LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BETAINE; CARNITINE; CREATININE; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SARCOSINE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 9644301171     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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