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Effects of ethanol and sex on propionate metabolism evaluated via a faster (13)C-propionate breath test in rats

BACKGROUND: Alcoholism is regarded as a risk factor for vitamin B(12) (VB(12)) deficiency. Because VB(12) serves as a coenzyme of methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, a key enzyme in propionate metabolism, the (13)C-propionate breath test (PBT) has been studied as a non-invasive diagnostic modality for VB(12)...

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Autores principales: Sasaki, Yosuke, Kawagoe, Naoyuki, Imai, Tsunehiko, Urita, Yoshihisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10292142/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37377586
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v29.i21.3269