A review of phylogenetic and metabolic relationships between the acylamino acids, N-acetyl-L-aspartic acid and N-acetyl-L-histidine, in the vertebrate nervous system

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1335-1344

  Baslow, Morris H ^a  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Canavan's disease; Cycling phenomenon; Efflux; Evolution; N Acetyl L aspartic acid; N Acetyl L histidine; Osmoregulatory forces; Phylogenetic distribution

Indexed keywords

N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; N ACETYLHISTIDINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; CANAVAN DISEASE; EVOLUTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030901106     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68041335.x     Document Type: Review

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