l-Carnitine uptake into primary rat cortical cultures: Interaction with GABA

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 1994, Pages 105-112

  Virmani, M A ^a   Conti, R ^a   Spadoni, A ^a   Rossi, S ^a   Arrigoni Martelli, E ^a  

^a Research and Development   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetyl l carnitine; Carrier mediated transport; Cultured cortical cell; Energy dependent; GABA; l Carnitine; Na dependent

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCARNITINE; CARNITINE; CARNITINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINE; CYANIDE; DEXTRO CARNOSINE; EMERIAMINE; OUABAIN; ROTENONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BUFFERS; CARNITINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUCOSE; KINETICS; OUABAIN; RATS; SODIUM;

ANIMALIA; STROPHANTHUS GRATUS;

EID: 0028177054     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-328X(94)90284-4     Document Type: Article

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