Glutamine utilization by rat neutrophils: Presence of phosphate- dependent glutaminase

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 4 42-4, 1997, Pages

  Pithon Curi, Tania C ^b   De Melo, Mariza P ^b   De Azevedo, Ricardo B ^b   Zorn, Telma M T ^b   Curi, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Glucose; Oxidative metabolism; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; ALANINE; AMMONIA; ASPARTIC ACID; CITRATE SYNTHASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; HEXOKINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030718610     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1997.273.4.c1124     Document Type: Article

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