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Methionine Kinetics and Balance

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Homocysteine Metabolism: From Basic Science to Clinical Medicine

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 196))

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Because homocysteine, the sulfur-containing amino acid of primary focus at this International Conference, arises as an intermediary product of methionine metabolism, this gives us justification for an early consideration of methionine kinetics and balance.

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  1. The Adelaide Hospital, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

    Ian Graham MD

  2. Department of Clinical Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

    Helga Refsum MD  & Per Magne Ueland MD  & 

  3. Jean Mayer Usda Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA

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Young, V.R., Yu, YM., Fukagawa, N.K., Raguso, C.A. (1997). Methionine Kinetics and Balance. In: Graham, I., Refsum, H., Rosenberg, I.H., Ueland, P.M., Shuman, J.M. (eds) Homocysteine Metabolism: From Basic Science to Clinical Medicine. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 196. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5771-5_2

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