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Decreased Activities of S-Adenosylmethionine Synthetase Isozymes in Hereditary Hepatitis in LEC Rats

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In mammalian livers, methionine is mostly degraded via a transsulphuration pathway in which S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) transfers methyl groups to other molecules.

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  1. Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101, Japan

    Kinji Tsukada

  2. Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical College, Sapporo, 060, Japan

    Michio Mori

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  1. Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical College, Minami 1, Nishi 17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060, Japan

    Michio Mori M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Chromosome Research Unit, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku Sapporo, 060, Japan

    Michihiro C. Yoshida D.Si., Ph.D.

  3. Laboratory of Pathology, Cancer Institute, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060, Japan

    Noritoshi Takeichi M.D., Ph.D.

  4. Department of Biochemistry, Osaka University Medical School, 2–2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565, Japan

    Naoyuki Taniguchi M.D., Ph.D.

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Tsukada, K., Mori, M. (1991). Decreased Activities of S-Adenosylmethionine Synthetase Isozymes in Hereditary Hepatitis in LEC Rats. In: Mori, M., Yoshida, M.C., Takeichi, N., Taniguchi, N. (eds) The LEC Rat. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68153-3_16

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