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Review
. 1992 Apr;50(4 ( Pt 1)):112-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1992.tb01299.x.

Choline: a conditionally essential nutrient for humans

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Review

Choline: a conditionally essential nutrient for humans

No authors listed. Nutr Rev. 1992 Apr.

Abstract

Tissue concentrations of choline decreased significantly while serum alanine aminotransferase activity, a marker of liver injury, increased sharply (by 50%) when healthy young adult men received a choline-free semisynthetic diet for three weeks. This study suggests that choline is an essential nutrient for humans when excess methionine and folate are not available in the diet.

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