acetylcarnitine

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acetylcarnitine

a substance which can act as a carrier for acetyl groups across the inner mitochondrial membrane in mammalian liver.

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As an example, I recently showed that the metabolite acetylcarnitine can be quantified by a modified mrs protocol, Which allowed me to demonstrate in humans that acetylcarnitine concentrations in muscle strongly associate with insulin sensitivity.

Mrs in diabetes: Novel methods in magnetic resonance spectroscopy to investigate mechanisms underlying metabolic disease

Seven were higher in the end-stage OA group compared to no/early stage group (pro-hydroxyproline, acetylcarnitine, myo-inositol, N-acetylornithine, succinate, glutamine and urea).

Metabolomics as a promising tool for early osteoarthritis diagnosis

The first several chapters cover nutritional medicine from Gaby's perspective, then review a long list of therapeutic agents including individual sections on vitamins, mineral, amino acids, and chemical agents such as acetylcarnitine to S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) that don't fit into those first three categories.

Gaby's Textbook on Nutritional Medicine

The demonstration of strong positive relationship of free L-carnitine with functional spermatozoal characteristics in this study have further validated the fact that intrasperm L-carnitine is involved in mitochondrial energetics, keeping in mind the various studies which demonstrated carnitine uptake and expression of OCTN2 and OCTN3 carnitine transporters in mouse sperm,13 correlation of intrasperm L-carnitine with motility and survival in cervical mucus of bovine,29 and acetylcarnitine contributing acetyl groups for energy production in Boar spermatozoa.

Relationship of seminal free L-Carnitine with functional spermatozoal characteristics: Results from an observational study conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan

Grizard G, Lombard-Vignon N, Boucher D: Changes in carnitine and acetylcarnitine in human semen during cryopreservation.

Human semen cryopreservation reduces the seminal antioxidant reservoir

1976, In vitro stimulation of himan sperm motility by Acetylcarnitine, Thailand, mahidol university, RamaV1 Road: 85-91.

A study of effects of L-carnitine on morphology and apoptosis in cryopreserved sperm

Serum acetylcarnitine concentration and acetylcarnitine/free carnitine ration was counted according to equations by Schmidt-Sommerfeld [14] and Seccombe [15].

Serum and urinary carnitine in children with cystic fibrosis

Carnitine, acetylcarnitine and the activity of carnitine acyltransferases in seminal plasma and spermatozoa of men, rams and rats.

Effects of L-carnitine and pentoxifylline on the activity of lactate dehydrogenase [C.sub.4] isozyme and motility of testicular spermatozoa in mice

Methods used to measure carnitine, acetylcarnitine ([C.

Efecto de la adicion del estandar interno a muestras de sangre antes de la preparacion de manchas de sangre para el analisis de acylcarnitinas

1987, Acetylcarnitine Formation during Intense Muscular Contraction in Humans, J Appl Physiol 63, 440-442 (R.

The effect of L-Carnitine supplementation on 1500 m running performance

m/z Mean [+ o -] SD Short-chain acylcarnitines Acetylcarnitine (C2) 260 8.

Determinacion de acilcarnitinas en sangre de caninos adultos mediante espectrometria de masa tandem

Effect of carnitine administration on glycine metabolism in patients with isovaleric acidemia: Significance of acetylcarnitine determination to estimate the proper carnitine dose.

Acute metabolic decompensation in an adult patient with isovaleric acidemia. (Case Report)