Portacaval anastomosis results in altered neuron-astrocytic metabolic trafficking of amino acids: Evidence from 13C-NMR studies

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1711-1717

  Sonnewald, Ursula ^a   Therrien, Guy ^b   Butterworth, Roger F ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C NMR; Acetate; Amino acids; Glucose; Neuron astrocytic trafficking; Portal systemic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM OXIDE; DIOXANE DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PORTOCAVAL SHUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEM CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029832322     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67041711.x     Document Type: Article

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