Amino acid metabolism in rat hippocampus during the period of brain growth spurt

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-26

  Govinatzki, Maria T O ^a   Velleda, Luciana S ^a   Trindade, Vera M T ^a   Nagel, Fabiano M ^a   Bueno, Denise ^a   Perry, Marcos L S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

amino acid oxidation; Hippocampus; lipid synthesis; protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; GLYCINE; LEUCINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN METABOLISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

ALANINE; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEUCINE; LIPIDS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031044298     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027364918315     Document Type: Article

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