Plasma and liver carnitine status of children with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

Selimoğlu , Mukadder; Aydogdu, SEMA; Yagci, RV; Huseyinov, AFİG; HUSEYİNOV, AFİG

doi:10.1046/j.1442-200x.2001.01423.x

Plasma and liver carnitine status of children with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

Selimoğlu M. A. , Aydogdu S. , Yagci R., Huseyinov A. , HUSEYİNOV A.

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, vol.43, no.4, pp.391-395, 2001 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 43 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2001
Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2001.01423.x
Title of Journal : PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
Page Numbers: pp.391-395
Keywords: carnitine, cirrhosis, liver, plasma, Wilson's disease, DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES

Abstract

Background: Carnitine is an essential cofactor in the transfer of long-chain fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane for oxidation. As its synthesis is performed in the liver, alterations in carnitine metabolism is expected in liver diseases, especially in cirrhosis.