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Effect of Flavin-Containing Monooxygenase Genotype, Mouse Strain, and Gender on Trimethylamine N-oxide Production, Plasma Cholesterol Concentration, and an Index of Atherosclerosis.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 Jan 2018
Veeravalli Sunil, Karu Kersti, Scott Flora, Fennema Diede, Phillips Ian R, Shephard Elizabeth A
Abstract excerpt
The objectives of the study were to determine the contribution, in mice, of members of the flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO) family to the production of trimethylamine (TMA) N-oxide (TMAO), a potential proatherogenic molecule, and whether under normal dietary conditions differences in TMAO production were associated with changes in plasma cholesterol concentration or with an index of atherosclerosis (Als)....
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