Betaine as an osmolyte in rat liver: Met
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Matthias Wettstein; Christian Weik; Claudia Holneicher; Dieter HΓ€ussinger
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Betaine was recently identified as an osmolyte in rat liver macrophages (Kupffer cells [KCs]) and sinusoidal endothelial cells (SECs). Betaine interferes with KC functions, such as phagocytosis, cytokine, and prostaglandin syntheses. As betaine is derived from choline, the present study was undertak