Regional reductions of transketolase in thiamine-deficient rat brain

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 684-691

  Sheu, Kwan Fu Rex ^a   Calingasan, Noel Y ^a   Dienel, Gerald A ^b,d   Baker, Harriet ^a   Jung, Eun Hee ^a,f   Kim, Kwang Soo ^a,e   Paoletti, Francesco ^c   Gibson, Gary E ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^f Seowon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immunocytochemistry; In situ hybridization; Metabolic encephalopathy; Thiamine deficiency; Thiamine pyrophosphate; Transketolase; Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome

Indexed keywords

COCARBOXYLASE; TRANSKETOLASE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE KORSAKOFF SYNDROME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030017492     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67020684.x     Document Type: Article

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