Volume-regulatory amino acid release from the protozoan parasite Crithidia luciliae

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-141

  Bursell, J D H ^a   Kirk, J ^a   Hall, S T ^b   Gero, A M ^b   Kirk, K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Anion channel; Osmolyte; Volume regulation

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 2 METHYLPROPIONIC ACID; ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ANION CHANNEL; ARGININE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; LYSINE; ORNITHINE; PROLINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANION TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CELL VOLUME; CRITHIDIA; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PROTOZOON; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AMINO ACIDS; AMINOISOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANIONS; CRITHIDIA; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS; ION TRANSPORT; OSMOTIC PRESSURE;

CRITHIDIA; CRITHIDIA LUCILIAE; PROTOZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0029844141     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900138     Document Type: Article

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