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Alanine

"Alanine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A non-essential amino acid that occurs in high levels in its free state in plasma. It is produced from pyruvate by transamination. It is involved in sugar and acid metabolism, increases IMMUNITY, and provides energy for muscle tissue, BRAIN, and the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Alanine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Alanine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 66 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2003
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