Comparative effects of S-methylmethionine (vitamin U) and methionine on choline-deficient fatty liver in rats.
A pharmacological difference between S-methylmethionine (MMSC) and methionine (Met) at higher dose p.o. was tested on the fatty liver in choline-deficient rats. MMSC normalized the fatty liver. In contrast, Met accelerated the syndrome accompanying with increased liver weight.
D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002796:Choline Deficiency / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004032:Diet; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008715:Methionine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors; D014814:Vitamin U / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000494:pharmacology*
D014815:Vitamins; D014814:Vitamin U; D008715:Methionine