The γ-glutamyl transpeptidase inhibitor acivicin preserves glutathione released by astroglial cells in culture

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 727-733

  Dringen, Ralf ^a   Kranich, Oliver ^a   Hamprecht, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

glutamyl transpeptidase; Acivicin; Astroglia; Ectoenzyme; Glutathione; Primary cultures

Indexed keywords

ACIVICIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; ISOXAZOLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031004608     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027310328310     Document Type: Article

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