Cerebral astrocytes transport ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid through distinct mechanisms regulated by cyclic AMP

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2378-2385

  Siushansian, Ramin ^a   Tao, Lei ^a   Dixon, S Jeffrey ^a   Wilson, John X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Astrocytes; Cyclic AMP; Dehydroascorbic acid; Transport

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CYCLIC AMP; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DETOXIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0030929914     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68062378.x     Document Type: Article

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