L-[3H] nitroarginine and L-[3H] arginine uptake into rat cerebellar synaptosomes: Kinetics and pharmacology

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1275-1281

  Raghavendra Rao, V L ^a   Butterworth, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

L Arginine; L Nitroarginine; Synaptosomes; System y+; Systems T and L; Transport

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; DRUG CARRIER; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SERINE; TRITIUM; AMINO ACID; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CEREBELLUM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG TRANSPORT; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; TRANSPORT KINETICS; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPTOSOME; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; TRITIUM;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CEREBELLUM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; KINETICS; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNAPTOSOMES; TRITIUM;

EID: 0029664975     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67031275.x     Document Type: Article

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