Impairment of Electron Transfer Chain Induced by Acute Carnosine Administration in Skeletal Muscle of Young Rats

Serum carnosinase deficiency is an inherited disorder that leads to an accumulation of carnosine in the brain tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, skeletal muscle, and other tissues of affected patients. Considering that high levels of carnosine are associated with neurological dysfunction and that the path...

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Main Authors: José Roberto Macarini, Soliany Grassi Maravai, José Henrique Cararo, Nádia Webber Dimer, Cinara Ludvig Gonçalves, Luiza Wilges Kist, Mauricio Reis Bogo, Patrícia Fernanda Schuck, Emilio Luiz Streck, Gustavo Costa Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/632986